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| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Man City | 41 | 2.41 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 1.82 | |
| 3 | Man Utd | 31 | 1.82 | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 1.71 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 28 | 1.65 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 27 | 1.59 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 26 | 1.53 | |
| 8 | Spurs | 26 | 1.53 | |
| 9 | Brighton | 25 | 1.47 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 24 | 1.41 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 24 | 1.41 | |
| 12 | Leeds | 24 | 1.41 | |
| 13 | Newcastle | 23 | 1.35 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 1.24 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 19 | 1.12 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 19 | 1.12 | |
| 17 | West Ham | 19 | 1.12 | |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 1.06 | |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 17 | 1.00 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 9 | 0.53 |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 0.59 | 9 |
| 2 | Man City | 16 | 0.94 | 8 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 17 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 17 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 18 | 1.06 | 5 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 1.12 | 7 |
| 7 | Everton | 20 | 1.18 | 6 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 22 | 1.29 | 5 |
| 9 | Brighton | 23 | 1.35 | 4 |
| 10 | Spurs | 23 | 1.35 | 5 |
| 11 | Brentford | 25 | 1.47 | 3 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 25 | 1.47 | 5 |
| 13 | Fulham | 26 | 1.53 | 4 |
| 14 | Nott'm Forest | 26 | 1.53 | 3 |
| 15 | Man Utd | 28 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 29 | 1.71 | 5 |
| 17 | Leeds | 31 | 1.82 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 34 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 19 | West Ham | 35 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 20 | Wolves | 37 | 2.18 | 0 |
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