Premier League 1997/98

Arsenal won the 1997/98 Premier League with 78 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace were relegated. 2.68 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 48% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Arsenal · Champions	38	23	9	6	68	33	+35	78	Champions
2	Manchester United	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	38	17	8	13	57	46	+11	59
6	Blackburn	38	16	10	12	57	52	+5	58
7	Aston Villa	38	17	6	15	49	48	+1	57
8	West Ham	38	16	8	14	56	57	-1	56
9	Derby	38	16	7	15	52	49	+3	55
10	Leicester	38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53
11	Coventry	38	12	16	10	46	44	+2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	50	55	-5	48
13	Newcastle	38	11	11	16	35	44	-9	44
14	Tottenham	38	11	11	16	44	56	-12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	34	46	-12	44
16	Sheffield Wednesday	38	12	8	18	52	67	-15	44
17	Everton	38	9	13	16	41	56	-15	40
18	Bolton · Relegated	38	9	13	16	41	61	-20	40	Relegated
19	Barnsley · Relegated	38	10	5	23	37	82	-45	35	Relegated
20	Crystal Palace · Relegated	38	8	9	21	37	71	-34	33	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.68 goals per game: 17th highest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 78 points: 2nd lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.
A relegated club had 40 points: 2nd highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs for a relegated side.

Season in numbers

Measure	1997/98	League average
Goals per game	2.68	2.70
Home wins	48%	46%
Draws	25%	26%
Away wins	27%	29%
Goalless draws	9%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.66 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	78	88
Most points relegated	40	35
Fewest points safe	40	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.