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| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 59 | 1.97 | |
| 2 | Man City | 59 | 2.03 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 53 | 1.83 | |
| 4 | Man Utd | 51 | 1.76 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 48 | 1.66 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 44 | 1.52 | |
| 7 | Brentford | 44 | 1.52 | |
| 8 | Newcastle | 42 | 1.45 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 40 | 1.38 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 39 | 1.34 | |
| 11 | Brighton | 38 | 1.31 | |
| 12 | Spurs | 38 | 1.36 | |
| 13 | Leeds | 37 | 1.28 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 35 | 1.21 | |
| 15 | Everton | 34 | 1.17 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 32 | 1.10 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 1.07 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 30 | 1.03 | |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 28 | 0.97 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 22 | 0.73 |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | 0.73 | 14 |
| 2 | Man City | 27 | 0.93 | 12 |
| 3 | Everton | 33 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 1.17 | 8 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 34 | 1.17 | 9 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 34 | 1.17 | 9 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 8 | Brighton | 36 | 1.24 | 6 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 39 | 1.34 | 9 |
| 10 | Brentford | 40 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 11 | Man Utd | 40 | 1.38 | 5 |
| 12 | Fulham | 43 | 1.48 | 5 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 43 | 1.48 | 7 |
| 14 | Nott'm Forest | 43 | 1.48 | 6 |
| 15 | Spurs | 43 | 1.54 | 7 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 46 | 1.59 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds | 48 | 1.66 | 4 |
| 18 | Wolves | 52 | 1.73 | 4 |
| 19 | West Ham | 54 | 1.86 | 4 |
| 20 | Burnley | 58 | 2.00 | 3 |
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