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| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 52 | 1.93 | |
| 2 | Man City | 50 | 2.17 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 1.83 | |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 41 | 1.64 | |
| 5 | Man Utd | 41 | 1.78 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | 1.58 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 37 | 1.48 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 35 | 1.52 | |
| 9 | Brighton | 34 | 1.36 | |
| 10 | Newcastle | 33 | 1.43 | |
| 11 | Spurs | 33 | 1.43 | |
| 12 | Leeds | 32 | 1.39 | |
| 13 | Fulham | 31 | 1.41 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 29 | 1.21 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 27 | 1.08 | |
| 16 | Everton | 26 | 1.08 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 1.14 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 24 | 1.00 | |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 22 | 0.96 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 18 | 0.72 |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 0.74 | 13 |
| 2 | Man City | 21 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 3 | Everton | 24 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 26 | 1.04 | 8 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 27 | 1.17 | 8 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 1.23 | 8 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 28 | 1.17 | 8 |
| 8 | Brentford | 31 | 1.35 | 5 |
| 9 | Fulham | 31 | 1.41 | 5 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 32 | 1.33 | 8 |
| 11 | Spurs | 32 | 1.39 | 7 |
| 12 | Brighton | 33 | 1.32 | 5 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 34 | 1.48 | 3 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 36 | 1.57 | 5 |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 36 | 1.57 | 5 |
| 16 | Leeds | 42 | 1.83 | 3 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 44 | 1.76 | 6 |
| 18 | West Ham | 46 | 1.92 | 2 |
| 19 | Burnley | 50 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 20 | Wolves | 50 | 2.00 | 1 |
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