Premier League 1997-98 Overview
League Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 78 |
| 2 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 77 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 65 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 63 |
| 5 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 59 |
| 6 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 58 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 57 |
| 8 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 56 |
| 9 | Derby CountyDerby | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 55 |
| 10 | Leicester CityLeicester | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 53 |
| 11 | Coventry CityCoventry | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 52 |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 48 |
| 13 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 44 |
| 14 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 44 |
| 15 | MK Dons | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 44 |
| 16 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 44 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 40 |
| R | Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 40 |
| R | Barnsley | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 82 | -45 | 35 |
| R | Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | -34 | 33 |
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Form Guide
| Team | Last Six (oldest first) | PTS | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 15 | ||
| 2 | Man Utd | 14 | ||
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | ||
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 10 | ||
| 6 | Derby | 9 | ||
| 7 | Bolton | 9 | ||
| 8 | Spurs | 9 | ||
| 9 | Leicester | 9 | ||
| 10 | West Ham | 8 | ||
| 11 | Newcastle | 8 | ||
| 12 | Coventry | 8 | ||
| 13 | Leeds | 8 | ||
| 14 | Blackburn | 7 | ||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 7 | ||
| 16 | Everton | 6 | ||
| 17 | Southampton | 5 | ||
| 18 | Sheff Weds | 4 | ||
| 19 | Barnsley | 4 | ||
| 20 | MK Dons | 4 | ||
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Home Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Man Utd | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 43 |
| 3 | West Ham | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 41 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 41 |
| 6 | Derby | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 39 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 37 |
| 8 | Coventry | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | Leeds | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Sheff Weds | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Southampton | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Bolton | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Spurs | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | Leicester | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | Everton | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 26 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 25 |
| 19 | MK Dons | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 11 |
Away Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Man Utd | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 27 |
| 5 | Leicester | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | MK Dons | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 22 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 11 | Coventry | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 |
| 13 | Derby | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | Spurs | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Everton | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | West Ham | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Sheff Weds | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 12 |
| 19 | Bolton | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 11 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 47 | -35 | 10 |
Best Defence
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Man Utd | 26 | 0.68 | 20 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | 0.87 | 19 |
| 3 | Leicester | 41 | 1.08 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.11 | 13 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 43 | 1.13 | 14 |
| 6 | Coventry | 44 | 1.16 | 13 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 44 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 8 | Leeds | 46 | 1.21 | 11 |
| 9 | MK Dons | 46 | 1.21 | 13 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 48 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 11 | Derby | 49 | 1.29 | 13 |
| 12 | Blackburn | 52 | 1.37 | 14 |
| 13 | Southampton | 55 | 1.45 | 8 |
| 14 | Everton | 56 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 15 | Spurs | 56 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 16 | West Ham | 57 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 17 | Bolton | 61 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 18 | Sheff Weds | 67 | 1.76 | 8 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 71 | 1.87 | 6 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 82 | 2.16 | 6 |
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Best Attack
| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Man Utd | 73 | 1.92 | Cole |
| 2 | Chelsea | 71 | 1.87 | Vialli |
| 3 | Arsenal | 68 | 1.79 | Bergkamp |
| 4 | Liverpool | 68 | 1.79 | Owen |
| 5 | Blackburn | 57 | 1.50 | Sutton |
| 6 | Leeds | 57 | 1.50 | Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 7 | West Ham | 56 | 1.47 | Hartson |
| 8 | Derby | 52 | 1.37 | Wanchope |
| 9 | Sheff Weds | 52 | 1.37 | Di Canio |
| 10 | Leicester | 51 | 1.34 | Heskey |
| 11 | Southampton | 50 | 1.32 | Le Tissier |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 49 | 1.29 | Yorke |
| 13 | Coventry | 46 | 1.21 | Dublin |
| 14 | Spurs | 44 | 1.16 | Klinsmann |
| 15 | Bolton | 41 | 1.08 | Blake |
| 16 | Everton | 41 | 1.08 | Ferguson |
| 17 | Barnsley | 37 | 0.97 | Redfearn |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 0.97 | Shipperley |
| 19 | Newcastle | 35 | 0.92 | Barnes |
| 20 | MK Dons | 34 | 0.89 | Cort |
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Top Scorers
Player
Goals
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Last Goal: vs. Arsenal (H, May 6, 1998)
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 1
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 1
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Last Goal: vs. Newcastle United (H, May 10, 1998)
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 2
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 2
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Last Goal: vs. Barnsley (A, Apr 25, 1998)
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 1
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 1
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Last Goal: vs. Chelsea (A, Apr 29, 1998)
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 1
Braces: 1, Hat-tricks: 1
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Last Goal: vs. Coventry City (H, Apr 25, 1998)
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 0
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 0
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Last Goal: vs. Blackburn Rovers (H, Apr 18, 1998)
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 0
Braces: 3, Hat-tricks: 0
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Last Goal: vs. Leeds United (A, Apr 25, 1998)
Braces: 2, Hat-tricks: 1
Braces: 2, Hat-tricks: 1
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Last Goal: vs. Liverpool (H, May 10, 1998)
Braces: 2, Hat-tricks: 0
Braces: 2, Hat-tricks: 0
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