Arsenal 1998/99

Arsenal finished 2nd of 20 in the 1998/99 Premier League with 78 points (won 22, drawn 12, lost 4; scored 59, conceded 17). They were top of the table after 3 matches of 38; lowest 9th, after match 7. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 19 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

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	Mon 17 Aug 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Liverpool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	4th
3	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Charlton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	5	5th
4	Wed 9 Sep 1998	Chelsea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	6	5th
5	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Leicester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	8th
6	Sun 20 Sep 1998	Manchester United (home)	3–0 W	Won	10	5th
7	Sat 26 Sep 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–1 L	Lost	10	9th
8	Sun 4 Oct 1998	Newcastle (home)	3–0 W	Won	13	3rd
9	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	5th
10	Sun 25 Oct 1998	Blackburn (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	3rd
11	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	3rd
12	Sun 8 Nov 1998	Everton (home)	1–0 W	Won	23	2nd
13	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Tottenham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	3rd
14	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Wimbledon (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	3rd
15	Sun 29 Nov 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	4th
16	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Derby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	26	4th
17	Sun 13 Dec 1998	Aston Villa (away)	2–3 L	Lost	26	6th
18	Sun 20 Dec 1998	Leeds (home)	3–1 W	Won	29	6th
19	Sat 26 Dec 1998	West Ham (home)	1–0 W	Won	32	5th
20	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Charlton (away)	1–0 W	Won	35	3rd
21	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Liverpool (home)	0–0 D	Drew	36	3rd
22	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–0 W	Won	39	4th
23	Sun 31 Jan 1999	Chelsea (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	4th
24	Sat 6 Feb 1999	West Ham (away)	4–0 W	Won	45	3rd
25	Wed 17 Feb 1999	Manchester United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	3rd
26	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Leicester (home)	5–0 W	Won	49	3rd
27	Sun 28 Feb 1999	Newcastle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	50	3rd
28	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–0 W	Won	53	2nd
29	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Everton (away)	2–0 W	Won	56	2nd
30	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	59	2nd
31	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Southampton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	2nd
32	Tue 6 Apr 1999	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	63	2nd
33	Mon 19 Apr 1999	Wimbledon (home)	5–1 W	Won	66	2nd
34	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Middlesbrough (away)	6–1 W	Won	69	1st
35	Sun 2 May 1999	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	1st
36	Wed 5 May 1999	Tottenham (away)	3–1 W	Won	75	1st
37	Tue 11 May 1999	Leeds (away)	0–1 L	Lost	75	2nd
38	Sun 16 May 1999	Aston Villa (home)	1–0 W	Won	78	2nd

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.