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| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Man City | 54 | 2.08 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 52 | 1.93 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 47 | 1.81 | |
| 4 | Man Utd | 47 | 1.81 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 43 | 1.65 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 41 | 1.58 | |
| 7 | Brentford | 40 | 1.54 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 37 | 1.42 | |
| 9 | Newcastle | 37 | 1.42 | |
| 10 | Leeds | 36 | 1.38 | |
| 11 | Spurs | 36 | 1.38 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 35 | 1.35 | |
| 13 | Brighton | 34 | 1.31 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 32 | 1.23 | |
| 15 | Everton | 29 | 1.12 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 28 | 1.08 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 1.08 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 27 | 1.04 | |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 25 | 0.96 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 18 | 0.67 |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 0.74 | 13 |
| 2 | Man City | 24 | 0.92 | 11 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 27 | 1.04 | 8 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 5 | Everton | 30 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 30 | 1.15 | 8 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 1.23 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton | 34 | 1.31 | 5 |
| 9 | Brentford | 35 | 1.35 | 6 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 35 | 1.35 | 8 |
| 11 | Man Utd | 37 | 1.42 | 4 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 37 | 1.42 | 7 |
| 13 | Spurs | 37 | 1.42 | 7 |
| 14 | Nott'm Forest | 38 | 1.46 | 6 |
| 15 | Fulham | 40 | 1.54 | 5 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 45 | 1.73 | 6 |
| 17 | Leeds | 45 | 1.73 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham | 49 | 1.88 | 2 |
| 19 | Wolves | 50 | 1.85 | 3 |
| 20 | Burnley | 51 | 1.96 | 3 |
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