Premier League 1996-97 Defence Stats
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 32 | 0.84 | 16 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 34 | 0.89 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 37 | 0.97 | 12 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 1.00 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 40 | 1.05 | 12 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | 1.13 | 11 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 44 | 1.16 | 15 |
| 8 | MK Dons | 46 | 1.21 | 11 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 48 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 51 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 51 | 1.34 | 13 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 53 | 1.39 | 11 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 54 | 1.42 | 9 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 54 | 1.42 | 9 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 55 | 1.45 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton | 56 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 17 | Everton | 57 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 18 | Derby County | 58 | 1.53 | 7 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 59 | 1.55 | 8 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 60 | 1.58 | 6 |
Home Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 13 | 0.68 | 11 |
| 2 | Leeds | 13 | 0.68 | 13 |
| 3 | Sheff Weds | 16 | 0.84 | 5 |
| 4 | Man Utd | 17 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 5 | Spurs | 17 | 0.89 | 8 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 18 | 0.95 | 7 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 18 | 0.95 | 9 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 19 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 20 | 1.05 | 5 |
| 10 | MK Dons | 21 | 1.11 | 6 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 22 | 1.16 | 5 |
| 12 | Derby | 22 | 1.16 | 5 |
| 13 | Everton | 22 | 1.16 | 6 |
| 14 | Blackburn | 23 | 1.21 | 5 |
| 15 | Coventry | 23 | 1.21 | 5 |
| 16 | Southampton | 24 | 1.26 | 6 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham | 25 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 19 | Leicester | 26 | 1.37 | 5 |
| 20 | Nott'm Forest | 27 | 1.42 | 4 |
Away Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 0.74 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 0.95 | 6 |
| 3 | Blackburn | 20 | 1.05 | 6 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 20 | 1.05 | 7 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 21 | 1.11 | 8 |
| 6 | West Ham | 23 | 1.21 | 6 |
| 7 | Leeds | 25 | 1.32 | 7 |
| 8 | MK Dons | 25 | 1.32 | 5 |
| 9 | Man Utd | 27 | 1.42 | 6 |
| 10 | Leicester | 28 | 1.47 | 4 |
| 11 | Coventry | 31 | 1.63 | 4 |
| 12 | Nott'm Forest | 32 | 1.68 | 4 |
| 13 | Southampton | 32 | 1.68 | 4 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 33 | 1.74 | 4 |
| 15 | Spurs | 34 | 1.79 | 5 |
| 16 | Everton | 35 | 1.84 | 4 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 18 | Sheff Weds | 35 | 1.84 | 5 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 35 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 20 | Derby | 36 | 1.89 | 2 |
Own Goals Conceded
| Team | Conceded | |||
| 1 | Chelsea | 4 | ||
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | ||
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | ||
| 4 | Coventry | 2 | ||
| 5 | Derby | 2 | ||
| 6 | Everton | 2 | ||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 1 | ||
| 8 | Blackburn | 1 | ||
| 9 | Leeds | 1 | ||
| 10 | Leicester | 1 | ||
| 11 | Man Utd | 1 | ||
| 12 | Nott'm Forest | 1 | ||
| 13 | Southampton | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sunderland | 1 | ||
| 15 | Spurs | 1 | ||
| 16 | West Ham | 1 | ||
| 17 | Liverpool | 0 | ||
| 18 | MK Dons | 0 | ||
| 19 | Newcastle | 0 | ||
| 20 | Sheff Weds | 0 |
Goals Conceded in first 15 min
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | West Ham | 12 | ||
| 2 | Southampton | 10 | ||
| 3 | Coventry | 9 | ||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 9 | ||
| 5 | Leeds | 8 | ||
| 6 | Derby | 7 | ||
| 7 | Leicester | 7 | ||
| 8 | Nott'm Forest | 7 | ||
| 9 | Sheff Weds | 7 | ||
| 10 | Chelsea | 6 | ||
| 11 | MK Dons | 6 | ||
| 12 | Man Utd | 6 | ||
| 13 | Newcastle | 6 | ||
| 14 | Spurs | 6 | ||
| 15 | Sunderland | 5 | ||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 4 | ||
| 17 | Blackburn | 4 | ||
| 18 | Liverpool | 4 | ||
| 19 | Arsenal | 3 | ||
| 20 | Everton | 3 |
Goals Conceded in first half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 32 | ||
| 2 | Coventry | 30 | ||
| 3 | Southampton | 27 | ||
| 4 | Sheff Weds | 26 | ||
| 5 | West Ham | 26 | ||
| 6 | Man Utd | 24 | ||
| 7 | Spurs | 24 | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 23 | ||
| 9 | Nott'm Forest | 23 | ||
| 10 | Leicester | 22 | ||
| 11 | Sunderland | 22 | ||
| 12 | Newcastle | 21 | ||
| 13 | Derby | 20 | ||
| 14 | Everton | 20 | ||
| 15 | MK Dons | 19 | ||
| 16 | Blackburn | 18 | ||
| 17 | Leeds | 17 | ||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 15 | ||
| 19 | Liverpool | 15 | ||
| 20 | Arsenal | 12 |
Goals Conceded in second half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Derby | 34 | ||
| 2 | Everton | 34 | ||
| 3 | Nott'm Forest | 31 | ||
| 4 | Sunderland | 30 | ||
| 5 | Chelsea | 29 | ||
| 6 | Leicester | 28 | ||
| 7 | Southampton | 28 | ||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 26 | ||
| 9 | Spurs | 25 | ||
| 10 | Coventry | 23 | ||
| 11 | MK Dons | 23 | ||
| 12 | Sheff Weds | 23 | ||
| 13 | Blackburn | 21 | ||
| 14 | Leeds | 21 | ||
| 15 | Liverpool | 21 | ||
| 16 | Arsenal | 20 | ||
| 17 | Man Utd | 20 | ||
| 18 | West Ham | 20 | ||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 19 | ||
| 20 | Newcastle | 19 |
