FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998 Season Domestic Stats |
| Opponents Score First Table |
| England: PR | D1 | D2 | D3 |
[to 25-May-98 inclusive] |
| Team | Pld | OSF | | %OSF |
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 9 | | 23.6% |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | | 34.2% |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 14 | | 36.8% |
| 4 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | | 36.8% |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | | 39.4% |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | | 42.1% |
| 7 | Coventry City | 38 | 16 | | 42.1% |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | | 42.1% |
| 9 | Leeds United | 38 | 17 | | 44.7% |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 17 | | 44.7% |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | | 47.3% |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 19 | | 50.0% |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 19 | | 50.0% |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 19 | | 50.0% |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 38 | 19 | | 50.0% |
| 16 | Barnsley | 38 | 20 | | 52.6% |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | | 52.6% |
| 18 | Southampton | 38 | 21 | | 55.2% |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 38 | 22 | | 57.8% |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 23 | | 60.5% |
| Record when Opposition Scores First |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal (1) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 1.11 | 1.88 | | 0.88 | 8 |
| 2 | Liverpool (3) | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 1.37 | 1.93 | | 0.87 | 14 |
| 3 | Manchester United (2) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 1.14 | 1.50 | | 0.78 | 11 |
| 4 | Coventry City (11) | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 1.06 | 1.81 | | 0.68 | 11 |
| 5 | Aston Villa (7) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 0.77 | 1.86 | | 0.59 | 13 |
| 6 | Leeds United (5) | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 0.82 | 1.82 | | 0.58 | 10 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers (6) | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 1.06 | 2.43 | | 0.56 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham United (8) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 32 | -23 | 0.64 | 2.28 | | 0.50 | 7 |
| 9 | Everton (17) | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 0.94 | 2.21 | | 0.47 | 9 |
| 10 | Chelsea (4) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 1.00 | 1.76 | | 0.46 | 6 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers (18) | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 0.89 | 2.15 | | 0.42 | 8 |
| 12 | Southampton (12) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 0.80 | 1.95 | | 0.38 | 8 |
| 13 | Wimbledon (15) | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 0.84 | 2.10 | | 0.36 | 7 |
| 14 | Leicester City (10) | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 1.29 | 2.05 | | 0.35 | 6 |
| 15 | Newcastle United (13) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 0.66 | 1.66 | | 0.33 | 6 |
| 16 | Derby County (9) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 34 | -25 | 0.60 | 2.26 | | 0.26 | 4 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur (14) | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 41 | -32 | 0.45 | 2.05 | | 0.25 | 5 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday (16) | 19 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 46 | -31 | 0.78 | 2.42 | | 0.15 | 3 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace (20) | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 55 | -41 | 0.60 | 2.39 | | 0.13 | 3 |
| 20 | Barnsley (19) | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 58 | -50 | 0.40 | 2.90 | | 0.05 | 1 |
| OSF: | Opponent Scores First | %OSF: | Percentage of Matches when Opponent Scores First |
| GD: | Goal Difference | GFA: | Goals For Average per match |
| GAA: | Goals Against Average per match | PpG: | Points per Game |
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