1997-05-11
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| Division 2 Play Off 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | Brentford | D 2 | Ashton Gate | 15,581 | |
| Owens | Lineups | Smith, Taylor | ||||||
| D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | Luton Town | D 2 | Gresty Road | 11,369 | |
| Rivers, Little | Lineups | Oldfield | ||||||
| Division 3 Play Off 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 3 | Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | Northampton Town | D 3 | Ninian Park | 5,104 | |
| Lineups | Parrish | |||||||
| D 3 | Chester City | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | D 3 | Deva Stadium | 5,467 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Southampton | Villa Park | 39,339 | |
| Dryden OG | Lineups | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 4 | Leicester City | Ewood Park | 25,881 | |
| Flitcroft, Fenton | Lineups | Heskey 2, Claridge, Wilson | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 3 | Arsenal | Baseball Ground | 18,287 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Ward | Lineups | Wright 2, Bergkamp | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | Goodison Park | 38,321 | |
| Barmby | Lineups | Wise, Di Matteo | ||||
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Elland Road | 38,569 | |
| Deane | Lineups | Juninho | ||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford | 55,249 | |
| Solskjaer, Cruyff | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | St James' Park | 36,544 | |
| Asprilla, Ferdinand 2, Shearer, Elliott | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | Hillsborough | 38,943 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Donaldson | Lineups | Redknapp | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Coventry City | White Hart Lane | 33,029 | |
| McVeigh | Lineups | Dublin, Williams | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | Selhurst Park | 21,328 | |
| Euell | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 32 | 75 | W | D | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 68 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 68 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | -2 | Liverpool | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 68 | D | L | W | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 61 | W | L | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 59 | W | D | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -1 | 57 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 0 | Wimbledon | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 56 | W | W | D | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 3 | Leicester City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -8 | 47 | W | W | D | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -7 | 46 | L | L | W | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | 0 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 46 | D | D | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | -2 | Derby County | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 46 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 42 | L | D | L | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | West Ham United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 42 | L | D | W | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 42 | L | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -6 | 41 | L | W | W | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 17 | 2 | Coventry City | 38 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -16 | 41 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 18 | -1 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -18 | 40 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 19 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -9 | 39 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 20 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -28 | 34 | L | D | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
