Premier League 1996-97 Form Guide
| Team | Last Six (oldest first) | PTS | |
| 1 | Newcastle United |
| 14 |
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| 2 | Manchester United |
| 12 |
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| 3 | Southampton |
| 11 |
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| 4 | Arsenal |
| 11 |
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| 5 | Coventry City |
| 11 |
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| 6 | Chelsea |
| 10 |
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| 7 | MK Dons |
| 10 |
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| 8 | Aston Villa |
| 8 |
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| 9 | Derby County |
| 8 |
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| 10 | West Ham United |
| 8 |
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| 11 | Liverpool |
| 8 |
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| 12 | Leicester City |
| 7 |
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| 13 | Sunderland |
| 7 |
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| 14 | Middlesbrough |
| 6 |
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| 15 | Everton |
| 6 |
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| 16 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 5 |
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| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 5 |
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| 18 | Leeds United |
| 5 |
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| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 4 |
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| 20 | Nottingham Forest |
| 4 |
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Home Guide
| Team | Last Six (oldest first) | PTS | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 14 | |
| 2 | Newcastle | 13 | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 13 | |
| 4 | Sheff Weds | 12 | |
| 5 | West Ham | 12 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 11 | |
| 7 | Man Utd | 11 | |
| 8 | Derby | 11 | |
| 9 | MK Dons | 10 | |
| 10 | Spurs | 10 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 10 | |
| 12 | Leeds | 10 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 9 | |
| 14 | Leicester | 8 | |
| 15 | Everton | 8 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 7 | |
| 17 | Arsenal | 7 | |
| 18 | Blackburn | 7 | |
| 19 | Coventry | 6 | |
| 20 | Nott'm Forest | 4 |
Away Guide
| Team | Last Six (oldest first) | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | |
| 2 | Man Utd | 11 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 8 | |
| 5 | West Ham | 8 | |
| 6 | Coventry | 7 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 7 | |
| 8 | Newcastle | 7 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 7 | |
| 10 | Chelsea | 6 | |
| 11 | Derby | 6 | |
| 12 | Leicester | 6 | |
| 13 | Sheff Weds | 6 | |
| 14 | Leeds | 6 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 4 | |
| 16 | Blackburn | 4 | |
| 17 | Nott'm Forest | 4 | |
| 18 | Everton | 3 | |
| 19 | MK Dons | 3 | |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 |
