Premier League 1998-99 Defence Stats
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 0.45 | 23 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 30 | 0.79 | 15 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 34 | 0.89 | 15 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 37 | 0.97 | 13 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.11 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 45 | 1.18 | 12 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 46 | 1.21 | 15 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 46 | 1.21 | 14 |
| 9 | Everton | 47 | 1.24 | 14 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 49 | 1.29 | 8 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | 1.32 | 12 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 51 | 1.34 | 7 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 52 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 53 | 1.39 | 16 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 54 | 1.42 | 13 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 54 | 1.42 | 7 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 56 | 1.47 | 11 |
| 18 | MK Dons | 63 | 1.66 | 7 |
| 19 | Southampton | 64 | 1.68 | 9 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 69 | 1.82 | 6 |
Home Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 0.26 | 14 |
| 2 | Leeds | 9 | 0.47 | 11 |
| 3 | Everton | 12 | 0.63 | 12 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 13 | 0.68 | 7 |
| 5 | Sheff Weds | 15 | 0.79 | 8 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 18 | 0.95 | 6 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 8 | Derby | 19 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 9 | Charlton | 20 | 1.05 | 6 |
| 10 | Coventry | 21 | 1.11 | 5 |
| 11 | MK Dons | 21 | 1.11 | 4 |
| 12 | Blackburn | 24 | 1.26 | 8 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 24 | 1.26 | 5 |
| 14 | Leicester | 25 | 1.32 | 6 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 25 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 16 | Southampton | 26 | 1.37 | 5 |
| 17 | Spurs | 26 | 1.37 | 6 |
| 18 | West Ham | 26 | 1.37 | 7 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 28 | 1.47 | 7 |
| 20 | Nott'm Forest | 31 | 1.63 | 4 |
Away Table
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 12 | 0.63 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | 0.89 | 8 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | 0.95 | 8 |
| 4 | Man Utd | 19 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 5 | Leicester | 21 | 1.11 | 8 |
| 6 | Spurs | 24 | 1.26 | 6 |
| 7 | Leeds | 25 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 25 | 1.32 | 3 |
| 9 | Derby | 26 | 1.37 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheff Weds | 27 | 1.42 | 4 |
| 11 | West Ham | 27 | 1.42 | 9 |
| 12 | Blackburn | 28 | 1.47 | 2 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 29 | 1.53 | 3 |
| 14 | Coventry | 30 | 1.58 | 2 |
| 15 | Everton | 35 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 16 | Charlton | 36 | 1.89 | 5 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 1.89 | 3 |
| 18 | Nott'm Forest | 38 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 19 | Southampton | 38 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 20 | MK Dons | 42 | 2.21 | 3 |
Own Goals Conceded
| Team | Conceded | |||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | ||
| 2 | Southampton | 3 | ||
| 3 | Charlton | 2 | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | ||
| 5 | MK Dons | 2 | ||
| 6 | Chelsea | 1 | ||
| 7 | Everton | 1 | ||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 1 | ||
| 9 | West Ham | 1 | ||
| 10 | Arsenal | 0 | ||
| 11 | Blackburn | 0 | ||
| 12 | Coventry | 0 | ||
| 13 | Derby | 0 | ||
| 14 | Leeds | 0 | ||
| 15 | Leicester | 0 | ||
| 16 | Man Utd | 0 | ||
| 17 | Newcastle | 0 | ||
| 18 | Nott'm Forest | 0 | ||
| 19 | Sheff Weds | 0 | ||
| 20 | Spurs | 0 |
Goals Conceded in first 15 min
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Everton | 9 | ||
| 2 | MK Dons | 8 | ||
| 3 | Nott'm Forest | 8 | ||
| 4 | Southampton | 8 | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | ||
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | ||
| 7 | Liverpool | 7 | ||
| 8 | Sheff Weds | 7 | ||
| 9 | West Ham | 7 | ||
| 10 | Derby | 6 | ||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 6 | ||
| 12 | Spurs | 6 | ||
| 13 | Leicester | 5 | ||
| 14 | Man Utd | 5 | ||
| 15 | Blackburn | 4 | ||
| 16 | Leeds | 4 | ||
| 17 | Newcastle | 4 | ||
| 18 | Chelsea | 3 | ||
| 19 | Coventry | 2 | ||
| 20 | Arsenal | 1 |
Goals Conceded in first half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | MK Dons | 30 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn | 29 | ||
| 3 | Newcastle | 29 | ||
| 4 | Nott'm Forest | 26 | ||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 24 | ||
| 6 | Sheff Weds | 24 | ||
| 7 | Southampton | 24 | ||
| 8 | Spurs | 24 | ||
| 9 | Derby | 22 | ||
| 10 | Liverpool | 22 | ||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | ||
| 12 | Charlton | 20 | ||
| 13 | Everton | 20 | ||
| 14 | West Ham | 20 | ||
| 15 | Leicester | 19 | ||
| 16 | Coventry | 18 | ||
| 17 | Man Utd | 17 | ||
| 18 | Chelsea | 13 | ||
| 19 | Leeds | 10 | ||
| 20 | Arsenal | 3 |
Goals Conceded in second half
| Team | Goals | |||
| 1 | Southampton | 39 | ||
| 2 | Nott'm Forest | 38 | ||
| 3 | Charlton | 33 | ||
| 4 | MK Dons | 31 | ||
| 5 | West Ham | 31 | ||
| 6 | Coventry | 28 | ||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 28 | ||
| 8 | Everton | 27 | ||
| 9 | Leicester | 26 | ||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 24 | ||
| 11 | Newcastle | 24 | ||
| 12 | Spurs | 23 | ||
| 13 | Leeds | 22 | ||
| 14 | Derby | 21 | ||
| 15 | Liverpool | 21 | ||
| 16 | Blackburn | 20 | ||
| 17 | Man Utd | 18 | ||
| 18 | Sheff Weds | 18 | ||
| 19 | Chelsea | 17 | ||
| 20 | Arsenal | 14 |
