| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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 | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 12, 1997: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |