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Table & Scores on 20/12/1997
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 40 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 39 | Chelsea | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 38 | Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 34 | Liverpool | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 31 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 30 | Derby County | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 29 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 | Newcastle United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | Wimbledon | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Aston Villa | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 21 | Southampton | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | Coventry City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | Everton | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | Barnsley | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 14 |
| Aston Villa 1 (0) Southampton 1 (0) | Taylor 64 Ostenstad 72 | Attendance: 29,343 |
| Blackburn Rovers 3 (1) West Ham United 0 (0) | Ripley 22, Duff 51, 72 | Attendance: 21,653 |
| Derby County 0 (0) Crystal Palace 0 (0) | Attendance: 26,590 |
| Leeds United 2 (0) Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) | Ribeiro 68, Hasselbaink 81 | Attendance: 31,184 |
| Leicester City 0 (0) Everton 1 (0) | Speed 89 Pen | Attendance: 20,628 |
| Liverpool 1 (1) Coventry City 0 (0) | Owen 14 | Attendance: 39,707 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0) Chelsea 4 (1) | Pembridge 71 Petrescu 30, Vialli 56, Leboeuf 65 Pen, Flo 84 | Attendance: 28,334 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 3 (3) Barnsley 0 (0) | Nielsen 6, Ginola 12, 18 | Attendance: 28,232 |