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Arsenal 2nd, English Premiership |
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| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 2.26 | 0.52 | | 2.47 | 47 | 1 |
| Away Record | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1.31 | 1.21 | | 1.63 | 31 | 2 |
| Overall Record | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 1.78 | 0.86 | | 2.05 | 78 | 1 |
| UEFA Champions League |
| Round 1 Gp E | 16-Sep-98 | A | Lens | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 36,000 |
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| Round 1 Gp E | 30-Sep-98 | H | Panathinaikos | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 73,455 |
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| Round 1 Gp E | 21-Oct-98 | H | Dynamo Kiev | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 73,256 |
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| Round 1 Gp E | 04-Nov-98 | A | Dynamo Kiev | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 80,000 |
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| Round 1 Gp E | 25-Nov-98 | H | Lens | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 73,707 |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 6 | 17-Aug-98 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 38,064 |
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| 7 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Liverpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 44,429 |
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| 8 | 29-Aug-98 | H | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 38,014 |
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| 9 | 09-Sep-98 | A | Chelsea | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 44,644 |
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| 10 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Leicester City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 21,628 |
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| 11 | 20-Sep-98 | H | Manchester United | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 38,142 |
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| 12 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 27,949 |
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| 13 | 04-Oct-98 | H | Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 38,102 |
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| 14 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 38,027 |
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| 15 | 25-Oct-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 27,012 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 23,040 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-98 | H | Everton | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,088 |
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| 18 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 38,278 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Wimbledon | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 26,003 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-98 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 38,075 |
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| 21 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Derby County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 29,018 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-98 | A | Aston Villa | L | 2-3 | (2-0) | 39,217 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-98 | H | Leeds United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 38,025 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-98 | H | West Ham United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,098 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 20,043 |
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| 26 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Liverpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 38,107 |
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| 27 | 16-Jan-99 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 26,021 |
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| 28 | 31-Jan-99 | H | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,121 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | A | West Ham United | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 26,042 |
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| 30 | 17-Feb-99 | A | Manchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 55,171 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Leicester City | W | 5-0 | (4-0) | 38,069 |
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| 32 | 28-Feb-99 | A | Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 36,708 |
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| 33 | 09-Mar-99 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 37,792 |
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| 34 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Everton | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 38,049 |
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| 35 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 38,073 |
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| 36 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Southampton | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 15,255 |
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| 37 | 06-Apr-99 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 37,762 |
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| 38 | 19-Apr-99 | H | Wimbledon | W | 5-1 | (1-0) | 37,982 |
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| 39 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 6-1 | (3-0) | 34,630 |
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| 40 | 02-May-99 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 37,323 |
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| 41 | 05-May-99 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 36,019 |
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| 42 | 11-May-99 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 40,124 |
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| 43 | 16-May-99 | H | Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 38,308 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 04-Jan-99 | A | Preston North End | W | 4-2 | (1-2) | 21,099 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-99 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 27,511 |
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| 5 | 23-Feb-99 | H | Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 37,161 |
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| QF | 06-Mar-99 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 38,046 |
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| SF | 11-Apr-99 | N | Manchester United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 39,217 |
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| SFrr | 14-Apr-99 | N | Manchester United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 30,223 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 28-Oct-98 | A | Derby County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 25,621 |
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| 4 | 11-Nov-98 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-5 | (0-1) | 37,562 |
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| Charity Shield |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 09-Aug-98 | N | Manchester United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 67,342 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| W 3-0 | [3-2] | Manchester United | [1-0] | D 1-1 | 4 |
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| W 1-0 | [2-0] | Chelsea | [3-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | [2-1] | Leeds United | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [4-0] | West Ham United | [0-0] | W 4-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | [0-0] | Aston Villa | [0-1] | L 2-3 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | [0-1] | Liverpool | [0-4] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | [1-0] | Derby County | [0-3] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | - | Middlesbrough | - | W 6-1 | 4 |
| W 5-0 | [2-1] | Leicester City | [3-3] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | [0-0] | Tottenham Hotspur | [1-1] | W 3-1 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | [1-0] | Sheffield Wednesday | [0-2] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | [3-1] | Newcastle United | [1-0] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [4-0] | Everton | [2-2] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [2-0] | Coventry City | [2-2] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 5-1 | [5-0] | Wimbledon | [1-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [3-0] | Southampton | [3-1] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | - | Charlton Athletic | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [1-3] | Blackburn Rovers | [4-1] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | - | Nottingham Forest | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Anelka | | 18 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bergkamp | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Overmars | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Kanu | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Parlour | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Petit | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Vieira | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Adams | | 2 | |  |  |
| Keown | | 2 | |  |  |
| Boa Morte | | 1 | |  |
| Hughes | | 1 | |  |
| Ljungberg | | 1 | |  |
| S. Hughes | | 1 | |  |
| Vivas | | 1 | |  |
| Wreh | | 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 | Other |
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| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 |
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| 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
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| 0 |
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| 2 |
| 3 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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