Arsenal 1997/98

Arsenal finished 1st of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 78 points (won 23, drawn 9, lost 6; scored 68, conceded 33) and won the title. They were top of the table after 11 matches of 38; lowest 8th, after match 1. Longest runs: 10 wins in a row and 18 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Arsenal
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	8th
2	Mon 11 Aug 1997	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	4	1st
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Southampton (away)	3–1 W	Won	7	2nd
4	Wed 27 Aug 1997	Leicester (away)	3–3 D	Drew	8	3rd
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Tottenham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	9	5th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Bolton (home)	4–1 W	Won	12	4th
7	Sun 21 Sep 1997	Chelsea (away)	3–2 W	Won	15	2nd
8	Wed 24 Sep 1997	West Ham (home)	4–0 W	Won	18	1st
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Everton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	19	1st
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Barnsley (home)	5–0 W	Won	22	1st
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	23	1st
12	Sun 26 Oct 1997	Aston Villa (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	2nd
13	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Derby (away)	0–3 L	Lost	24	2nd
14	Sun 9 Nov 1997	Manchester United (home)	3–2 W	Won	27	2nd
15	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	27	3rd
16	Sun 30 Nov 1997	Liverpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	27	5th
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Newcastle (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	4th
18	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Blackburn (home)	1–3 L	Lost	30	5th
19	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Leicester (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	6th
20	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Tottenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	34	6th
21	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Leeds (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	5th
22	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Coventry (away)	2–2 D	Drew	38	5th
23	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Southampton (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	5th
24	Sun 8 Feb 1998	Chelsea (home)	2–0 W	Won	44	5th
25	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	2nd
26	Mon 2 Mar 1998	West Ham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	2nd
27	Wed 11 Mar 1998	Wimbledon (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	2nd
28	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Manchester United (away)	1–0 W	Won	54	2nd
29	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	2nd
30	Tue 31 Mar 1998	Bolton (away)	1–0 W	Won	60	2nd
31	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Newcastle (home)	3–1 W	Won	63	2nd
32	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Blackburn (away)	4–1 W	Won	66	2nd
33	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Wimbledon (home)	5–0 W	Won	69	1st
34	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	72	1st
35	Wed 29 Apr 1998	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	75	1st
36	Sun 3 May 1998	Everton (home)	4–0 W	Won	78	1st
37	Wed 6 May 1998	Liverpool (away)	0–4 L	Lost	78	1st
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Aston Villa (away)	0–1 L	Lost	78	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.