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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 37,993 |
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| 2 | 11-Aug-97 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 37,234 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Southampton | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 15,246 |
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| 4 | 27-Aug-97 | A | Leicester City | D | 3-3 | (1-0) | 21,089 |
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| 5 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 38,102 |
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| 6 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | 38,138 |
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| 7 | 21-Sep-97 | A | Chelsea | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 33,012 |
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| 8 | 24-Sep-97 | H | West Ham United | W | 4-0 | (4-0) | 38,012 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Everton | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 35,457 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Barnsley | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | 38,049 |
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| 11 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,180 |
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| 12 | 26-Oct-97 | H | Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 38,061 |
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| 13 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Derby County | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 30,004 |
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| 14 | 09-Nov-97 | H | Manchester United | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | 38,205 |
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| 15 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 34,373 |
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| 16 | 30-Nov-97 | H | Liverpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 38,094 |
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| 17 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 36,751 |
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| 18 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 38,147 |
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| 19 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Leicester City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 38,023 |
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| 20 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 29,601 |
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| 21 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Leeds United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 38,018 |
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| 22 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Coventry City | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 22,864 |
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| 23 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Southampton | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 38,056 |
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| 24 | 08-Feb-98 | H | Chelsea | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 38,083 |
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| 25 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 38,094 |
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| 26 | 02-Mar-98 | A | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 25,717 |
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| 27 | 11-Mar-98 | A | Wimbledon | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 22,291 |
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| 28 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Manchester United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 55,174 |
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| 29 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,087 |
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| 30 | 31-Mar-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 25,000 |
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| 31 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Newcastle United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 30,102 |
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| 32 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 | (4-0) | 28,212 |
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| 33 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Wimbledon | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | 38,024 |
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| 34 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Barnsley | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 18,691 |
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| 35 | 29-Apr-98 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,121 |
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| 36 | 03-May-98 | H | Everton | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 38,269 |
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| 37 | 06-May-98 | A | Liverpool | L | 0-4 | (0-3) | 44,417 |
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| 38 | 10-May-98 | A | Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 39,372 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Port Vale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 37,471 |
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| 3r | 14-Jan-98 | A | Port Vale | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 14,964 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 28,264 |
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| 5 | 15-Feb-98 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 37,164 |
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| 5r | 25-Feb-98 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 15,674 |
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| QF | 08-Mar-98 | H | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 38,077 |
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| QFrr | 17-Mar-98 | A | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 25,859 |
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| SF | 05-Apr-98 | N | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 39,372 |
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| F | 16-May-98 | N | Newcastle United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 79,183 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Birmingham City | W | 4-1 | (0-1) | 27,097 |
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| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 30,199 |
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| QF | 06-Jan-98 | A | West Ham United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 24,770 |
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| SF L1 | 28-Jan-98 | H | Chelsea | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 38,114 |
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| SF L2 | 18-Feb-98 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 34,330 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| Arsenal | |
| W 3-2 | Manchester United | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | Liverpool | L 0-4 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Chelsea | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Leeds United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 1-3 | Blackburn Rovers | W 4-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Aston Villa | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 4-0 | West Ham United | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Derby County | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Leicester City | D 3-3 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Coventry City | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | Southampton | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | Newcastle United | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 5-0 | Wimbledon | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 4-0 | Everton | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 5-0 | Barnsley | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Crystal Palace | D 0-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Bergkamp | | 21 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Overmars | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wright | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Anelka | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Parlour | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Platt | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Wreh | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Adams | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Boa Morte | | 2 | |  |  |
| Hughes | | 2 | |  |  |
| Petit | | 2 | |  |  |
| Vieira | | 2 | |  |  |
| Grimandi | | 1 | |  |
| Mendez | | 1 | |  |
| S Hughes | | 1 | |  |
| Winterburn | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 7 | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 4 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season