Premier League 1997-98 Defence Stats
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 26 | 0.68 | 20 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | 0.87 | 19 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 41 | 1.08 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.11 | 13 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 43 | 1.13 | 14 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 44 | 1.16 | 13 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 44 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 46 | 1.21 | 11 |
| 9 | MK Dons | 46 | 1.21 | 13 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 48 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 11 | Derby County | 49 | 1.29 | 13 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 52 | 1.37 | 14 |
| 13 | Southampton | 55 | 1.45 | 8 |
| 14 | Everton | 56 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 56 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 57 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 61 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 67 | 1.76 | 8 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 71 | 1.87 | 6 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 82 | 2.16 | 6 |
Home Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Man Utd | 9 | 0.47 | 11 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 0.53 | 12 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 14 | 0.74 | 9 |
| 4 | Leicester | 15 | 0.79 | 9 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 16 | 0.84 | 9 |
| 6 | Coventry | 17 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 7 | Derby | 18 | 0.95 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 18 | 0.95 | 7 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 20 | 1.05 | 5 |
| 10 | Leeds | 21 | 1.11 | 5 |
| 11 | Bolton | 22 | 1.16 | 7 |
| 12 | Spurs | 22 | 1.16 | 7 |
| 13 | Southampton | 23 | 1.21 | 5 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 24 | 1.26 | 4 |
| 15 | MK Dons | 25 | 1.32 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 26 | 1.37 | 8 |
| 17 | Sheff Weds | 26 | 1.37 | 8 |
| 18 | Everton | 27 | 1.42 | 5 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 35 | 1.84 | 3 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 2.05 | 2 |
Away Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Man Utd | 17 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 2 | MK Dons | 21 | 1.11 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 23 | 1.21 | 7 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 24 | 1.26 | 5 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 24 | 1.26 | 5 |
| 6 | Leeds | 25 | 1.32 | 6 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 26 | 1.37 | 6 |
| 8 | Leicester | 26 | 1.37 | 6 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 26 | 1.37 | 4 |
| 10 | Coventry | 27 | 1.42 | 4 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 29 | 1.53 | 5 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 1.53 | 5 |
| 13 | Derby | 31 | 1.63 | 4 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 1.68 | 4 |
| 15 | Southampton | 32 | 1.68 | 3 |
| 16 | Spurs | 34 | 1.79 | 3 |
| 17 | Bolton | 39 | 2.05 | 3 |
| 18 | West Ham | 39 | 2.05 | 1 |
| 19 | Sheff Weds | 41 | 2.16 | 0 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 47 | 2.47 | 3 |
Own Goals Conceded
| Team | Conceded | |||
| 1 | Sheff Weds | 3 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn | 2 | ||
| 3 | Derby | 2 | ||
| 4 | Everton | 2 | ||
| 5 | Newcastle | 2 | ||
| 6 | Spurs | 2 | ||
| 7 | West Ham | 2 | ||
| 8 | Barnsley | 1 | ||
| 9 | Chelsea | 1 | ||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 1 | ||
| 11 | Leicester | 1 | ||
| 12 | Liverpool | 1 | ||
| 13 | MK Dons | 1 | ||
| 14 | Man Utd | 1 | ||
| 15 | Arsenal | 0 | ||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 0 | ||
| 17 | Bolton | 0 | ||
| 18 | Coventry | 0 | ||
| 19 | Leeds | 0 | ||
| 20 | Southampton | 0 |
Goals Conceded in first 15 min
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn | 10 | ||
| 3 | Sheff Weds | 10 | ||
| 4 | Newcastle | 9 | ||
| 5 | Barnsley | 8 | ||
| 6 | Bolton | 8 | ||
| 7 | Derby | 8 | ||
| 8 | Leeds | 8 | ||
| 9 | Liverpool | 8 | ||
| 10 | Coventry | 7 | ||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 6 | ||
| 12 | Leicester | 6 | ||
| 13 | Man Utd | 6 | ||
| 14 | Chelsea | 5 | ||
| 15 | Everton | 5 | ||
| 16 | West Ham | 5 | ||
| 17 | MK Dons | 4 | ||
| 18 | Southampton | 3 | ||
| 19 | Arsenal | 1 | ||
| 20 | Spurs | 1 |
Goals Conceded in first half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Barnsley | 38 | ||
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 35 | ||
| 3 | Sheff Weds | 34 | ||
| 4 | Bolton | 32 | ||
| 5 | Everton | 26 | ||
| 6 | Blackburn | 24 | ||
| 7 | Leeds | 24 | ||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 23 | ||
| 9 | Newcastle | 23 | ||
| 10 | Southampton | 23 | ||
| 11 | Chelsea | 22 | ||
| 12 | Coventry | 21 | ||
| 13 | Derby | 21 | ||
| 14 | West Ham | 20 | ||
| 15 | MK Dons | 17 | ||
| 16 | Spurs | 17 | ||
| 17 | Leicester | 16 | ||
| 18 | Man Utd | 15 | ||
| 19 | Liverpool | 14 | ||
| 20 | Arsenal | 13 |
Goals Conceded in second half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Barnsley | 42 | ||
| 2 | Spurs | 36 | ||
| 3 | West Ham | 33 | ||
| 4 | Sheff Weds | 32 | ||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 31 | ||
| 6 | Everton | 30 | ||
| 7 | Southampton | 30 | ||
| 8 | Bolton | 28 | ||
| 9 | Derby | 26 | ||
| 10 | MK Dons | 26 | ||
| 11 | Liverpool | 25 | ||
| 12 | Blackburn | 24 | ||
| 13 | Leicester | 24 | ||
| 14 | Coventry | 22 | ||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 21 | ||
| 16 | Newcastle | 21 | ||
| 17 | Chelsea | 20 | ||
| 18 | Leeds | 20 | ||
| 19 | Arsenal | 19 | ||
| 20 | Man Utd | 11 |
