| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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Table as at Sunday, October 5, 1997: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Derby County | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 6 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |