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NEC
| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Man City | 77 | 2.03 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 71 | 1.87 | |
| 3 | Man Utd | 69 | 1.82 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 63 | 1.66 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 58 | 1.53 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 58 | 1.53 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 56 | 1.47 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 55 | 1.45 | |
| 9 | Newcastle | 53 | 1.39 | |
| 10 | Brighton | 52 | 1.37 | |
| 11 | Leeds | 49 | 1.29 | |
| 12 | Nott'm Forest | 48 | 1.26 | |
| 13 | Spurs | 48 | 1.26 | |
| 14 | Everton | 47 | 1.24 | |
| 15 | Fulham | 47 | 1.24 | |
| 16 | West Ham | 46 | 1.21 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 1.11 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 1.08 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 1.00 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 27 | 0.71 |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 27 | 0.71 | 19 |
| 2 | Man City | 35 | 0.92 | 16 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 48 | 1.26 | 11 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 49 | 1.29 | 9 |
| 6 | Everton | 50 | 1.32 | 11 |
| 7 | Man Utd | 50 | 1.32 | 8 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 51 | 1.34 | 12 |
| 9 | Fulham | 51 | 1.34 | 9 |
| 10 | Nott'm Forest | 51 | 1.34 | 9 |
| 11 | Brentford | 52 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 52 | 1.37 | 9 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 53 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 54 | 1.42 | 11 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 55 | 1.45 | 8 |
| 16 | Leeds | 56 | 1.47 | 8 |
| 17 | Spurs | 57 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 18 | West Ham | 65 | 1.71 | 7 |
| 19 | Wolves | 68 | 1.79 | 4 |
| 20 | Burnley | 75 | 1.97 | 4 |
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