1998-12-16
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| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 55,159 | |
| Cole | Lineups | Zola | ||||
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Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | W | L | D | D | L | 1998-12-21 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 31 | D | D | D | W | L | 1998-12-19 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 30 | D | D | W | D | D | 1998-12-19 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 4 | -1 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 29 | W | W | L | W | W | 1998-12-20 | Arsenal | A |
| 5 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 27 | W | D | D | W | D | 1998-12-19 | Manchester United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Arsenal | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | L | D | D | L | D | 1998-12-20 | Leeds United | H |
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 | L | L | W | W | W | 1998-12-19 | Everton | H |
| 8 | 0 | Wimbledon | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | 1998-12-19 | Southampton | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | W | W | D | L | L | 1998-12-19 | Newcastle United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | D | D | W | L | D | 1998-12-19 | Coventry City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 23 | D | W | L | W | D | 1998-12-19 | Chelsea | A |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 22 | L | L | W | W | L | 1998-12-19 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 | W | W | D | W | D | 1998-12-19 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 22 | W | D | W | W | L | 1998-12-19 | West Ham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 21 | D | D | W | L | D | 1998-12-19 | Leicester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 16 | L | L | L | L | D | 1998-12-21 | Aston Villa | H |
| 17 | 0 | Coventry City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 15 | L | L | D | L | W | 1998-12-19 | Derby County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 13 | D | W | L | L | L | 1998-12-19 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 19 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 11 | L | L | D | L | D | 1998-12-19 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -22 | 10 | L | L | L | W | L | 1998-12-19 | Wimbledon | H |
