Premier League

England League level: First Tier Reigning champion: Manchester City Record-holding champions: Manchester United 20 time(s) UEFA coefficient: 1. Pos. 104.303 Points

Number of teams: 20 teams
Players: 533
Foreigners: 360 Players 67.5%

ø-Market value: €20.79m
ø-Age: 26.9

Matchday 18 97/98

This page provides an overview of all matches on the selected matchday, with all relevant information for before, during (live) and after the match. The column on the right displays the table and the goalscorer list for the competition at that point in time.

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(10.) West Ham	(10.) WHU		1:0	Sheff Wed (12.)	SHW (12.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
24.344 · Mike Riley
Course of play
Paul Kitson P. Kitson	68'	1:0

(18.) Everton	(18.) EVE	0:0	Wimbledon FC (20.)	WFC (20.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
28.533 · Gerald Ashby

(4.) Arsenal	(4.) ARS			1:3	Blackburn (3.)	RVS (3.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
38.147 · Gary Willard
Course of play
Marc Overmars M. Overmars	18'	1:0
		1:1	57'	Jason Wilcox J. Wilcox
		1:2	65'	Kevin Gallacher K. Gallacher
		1:3	90'	Tim Sherwood Tim Sherwood

(2.) Chelsea	(2.) CHE		0:0	Leeds (5.)	LEE (5.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
34.690 · Graham Poll
Course of play
		24'	Alf-Inge Haaland A. Haaland
		45'	Gary Kelly G. Kelly

(19.) Barnsley FC	(19.) BFC			2:2	Newcastle (9.)	NEW (9.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
18.687 sold out · Paul Alcock
Course of play
Neil Redfearn N. Redfearn	9'	1:0
		1:1	44'	Keith Gillespie K. Gillespie
John Hendrie J. Hendrie	49'	2:1
		2:2	75'	Keith Gillespie K. Gillespie

(15.) Coventry	(15.) COV		4:0	Tottenham (17.)	TOT (17.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
19.499 · Steve Dunn
Course of play
Darren Huckerby D. Huckerby	42'	1:0
Gary Breen G. Breen	63'	2:0
Darren Huckerby D. Huckerby	84'	3:0
Marcus Hall M. Hall	87'	4:0

(16.) Southampton	(16.) SOU			2:1	Leicester (7.)	LEI (7.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
15.121 · Stephen Lodge
Course of play
Matt Le Tissier M. Le Tissier	2'	1:0
Francis Benali F. Benali	54'	2:0
		2:1	84'	Robbie Savage R. Savage

(13.) Crystal Palace	(13.) CRY			0:3	Liverpool (6.)	LIV (6.)
Saturday,Sat Dec 13, 1997 - 12:00 AM
25.790 · Neale Barry
Course of play
		0:1	39'	Steve McManaman S. McManaman
		0:2	55'	Michael Owen M. Owen
		0:3	61'	Øyvind Leonhardsen Ø. Leonhardsen

(14.) Bolton	(14.) BOL			3:3	Derby (8.)	DER (8.)
Sunday,Sun Dec 14, 1997 - 12:00 AM
23.037 · Uriah Rennie
Course of play
Alan Thompson A. Thompson	50'	1:0
		1:1	55'	Stefano Eranio S. Eranio
		1:2	64'	Francesco Baiano F. Baiano
		1:3	69'	Francesco Baiano F. Baiano
Nathan Blake N. Blake	73'	2:3
Jamie Pollock J. Pollock	77'	3:3

(1.) Man Utd	(1.) MUN		1:0	Aston Villa (11.)	AVL (11.)
Monday,Mon Dec 15, 1997 - 12:00 AM
55.151 sold out · Paul Durkin
Course of play
Ryan Giggs R. Giggs	52'	1:0

Matchday summary

Matches						Penalty kicks	Attendance	ø-Attendance	Sold-out matches
10	26	-	34	2	-	1 from 1	282.999	28.300	4
Matchday avg.	ø 26.8	ø 0.6	ø 33.0	ø 0.8	ø 0.9	57 from 66	11.100.927	ø 29.213	ø 1.5

Table Premier League 97/98

#		Matches	+/-	Pts
1	Man Utd	18	31	40
2	Blackburn	18	14	36
3	Chelsea	18	23	35
4	Liverpool	18	14	31
5	Leeds	18	7	31
6	Arsenal	18	11	30
7	Derby	18	6	28
8	Leicester	18	6	27
9	Newcastle	18	-2	26
10	West Ham	18	-3	25
11	Wimbledon FC	18	-2	23
12	Aston Villa	18	-5	21
13	Sheff Wed	18	-9	21
14	Coventry	18	-7	20
15	Crystal Palace	18	-8	20
16	Bolton	18	-11	20
17	Southampton	18	-6	19
18	Tottenham	18	-18	16
19	Everton	18	-11	14
20	Barnsley FC	18	-30	14

Current top goalscorer

Player	on matchday
Chris Sutton C. Sutton	-	18
Michael Owen M. Owen	1	18
Dion Dublin D. Dublin	-	18
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink J. Hasselbaink	-	16
Dennis Bergkamp D. Bergkamp	-	16
Kevin Gallacher K. Gallacher	1	16
John Hartson J. Hartson	-	15
Andy Cole Andy Cole	-	15
Darren Huckerby D. Huckerby	2	14
Paulo Wanchope P. Wanchope	-	13

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