Relegated By Christmas
Richard Attwood
| GK | Carlo Cudicini | Chelsea | 4m |
| D1 | Gareth Barry | Aston Villa | 2m |
| D2 | Joseph Yobo | Everton | 2m |
| D3 | Jonathan Woodgate | Leeds United | 3m |
| D4 | Olaf Mellberg | Aston Villa | 2.5m |
| M1 | Scott Parker | Charlton Athletic | 2m |
| M2 | David Thompson | Blackburn Rovers | 3m |
| M3 | Trevor Sinclair | West Ham United | 2.5m |
| M4 | Harry Kewell | Leeds United | 4.55m |
| S1 | Ruud Van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 7m |
| S2 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 6.5m |
Cost of team = £39m
Transfers
| September | no one | none | 0 | for | no one | none | 0 | Current team value = £40m |
| October | Franck Queudrue | Middlesbrough | 2 | for | Danny Mills | Leeds United | 3.5m | Current team value = £38.5m |
| November | David Thompson | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | for | Jan Arne Riise | Liverpool | 4m | Current team value = £37.5m |
| December | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 6.5m | for | Nicolas Anelka | Manchester City | 4m | Current team value = £40m |
| January | Scott Parker | Charlton Athletic | 2m | for | Jamie Redknapp | Tottenham Hotspur | 2.5 | Current team value = £39.5m |
| February | Joseph Yobo | Everton | 2m | for | Graeme Le Saux | Chelsea | 2.5m | Current team value = £39m |
| March | Dominic Matteo | Leeds United | 3m | for | Franck Queudrue | Middlesbrough | 2m | Current team value = £40m |
| April | Harry Kewell | Leeds United | 4.5 | for | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 5 | Current team value = £39.5m |
| May | Olaf Mellberg | Aston Villa | 2.5 | for | Dominic Matteo | Leeds United | 3 | Current team value = £39m |