| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 8 | 50.00% | 4 | 25.00% | 4 | 25.00% |
| 2001/02 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | WW-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Leeds United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | WW-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | XW-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | XW-- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | LW-- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | 7 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | WL-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | WL-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 3 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | W--- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | LW-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LW-- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | XO-- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 | X--- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 3 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 | X--- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | O--- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | XL-- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 2 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L--- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L--- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L--- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LL-- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | L--- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | +1 | Louis SAHA (Fulham) |
| 2 | +2 | FINIDI George (Ipswich Town) |
| Kevin NOLAN (Bolton Wanderers) | ||
| Michael OWEN (Liverpool) | ||
| Dennis BERGKAMP (Arsenal) | ||
| +1 | Duncan FERGUSON (Everton, 2p) | |
| Per FRANDSEN (Bolton Wanderers) | ||
| Ruud VAN NISTELROOY (Manchester United) | ||
| +1 | David BECKHAM (Manchester United) | |
| +1 | Fabrizio RAVANELLI (Derby County) | |
| +1 | Michael RICKETTS (Bolton Wanderers) |
| Monday, 20 August 2001 | |||||
| 2 | Everton | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 65(p) | Ferguson | 45 | Anderton | ||
| Tuesday, 21 August 2001 | |||||
| 2 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Leeds United | ||
| 32 | Wiltord | 29 | Harte | ||
| 53 | Viduka | ||||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 39 | Ricketts | ||||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Derby County | ||
| 14 | Finidi | 84 | Ravanelli | ||
| 48 | Naylor | ||||
| 76 | Finidi | ||||
| Wednesday, 22 August 2001 | |||||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Manchester United | ||
| 49(og) | Beckham | 20 | Giggs | ||
| 69 | Gillespie | 78 | Beckham | ||
| 2 | Fulham | 2-0 | Sunderland | ||
| 70 | Hayles | ||||
| 85 | Saha | ||||