Premier League

England
20 teams

Champions: Manchester United

Replaced Football League First Division (1888–now)

Highest-scoring matches

#	Match	Margin	Goals	Date
1	SouthamptonSouthampton6–3Man UtdManchester United	3	9	26 Oct 1996
2	EvertonEverton7–1SouthamptonSouthampton	6	8	16 Nov 1996
2	NewcastleNewcastle United7–1TottenhamTottenham Hotspur	6	8	28 Dec 1996
2	ChelseaChelsea6–2SunderlandSunderland	4	8	16 Mar 1997
5	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough6–1DerbyDerby County	5	7	5 Mar 1997
5	NewcastleNewcastle United4–3Aston VillaAston Villa	1	7	30 Sept 1996
5	NewcastleNewcastle United4–3LeicesterLeicester City	1	7	2 Feb 1997
5	West HamWest Ham United4–3TottenhamTottenham Hotspur	1	7	24 Feb 1997
5	LiverpoolLiverpool4–3NewcastleNewcastle United	1	7	10 Mar 1997
10	LiverpoolLiverpool5–1ChelseaChelsea	4	6	21 Sept 1996
10	LiverpoolLiverpool5–1MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	4	6	14 Dec 1996
10	West HamWest Ham United5–1Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	4	6	3 May 1997
10	WimbledonWimbledon FC4–2Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	2	6	12 Oct 1996
10	ChelseaChelsea2–4WimbledonWimbledon FC	2	6	19 Oct 1996
10	LiverpoolLiverpool4–2Nott'm ForestNottingham Forest	2	6	17 Dec 1996
10	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough4–2EvertonEverton	2	6	26 Dec 1996
10	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough4–2Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	2	6	18 Jan 1997
10	LeicesterLeicester City4–2DerbyDerby County	2	6	22 Feb 1997
10	DerbyDerby County4–2TottenhamTottenham Hotspur	2	6	22 Mar 1997
10	BlackburnBlackburn Rovers2–4LeicesterLeicester City	2	6	11 May 1997
10	DerbyDerby County3–3LeedsLeeds United	0	6	17 Aug 1996
10	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough3–3LiverpoolLiverpool	0	6	17 Aug 1996
10	ArsenalArsenal3–3ChelseaChelsea	0	6	4 Sept 1996
10	Man UtdManchester United3–3MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	0	6	5 May 1997
25	NewcastleNewcastle United5–0Man UtdManchester United	5	5	20 Oct 1996
25	Man UtdManchester United5–0SunderlandSunderland	5	5	21 Dec 1996
25	Aston VillaAston Villa5–0WimbledonWimbledon FC	5	5	22 Dec 1996
25	NewcastleNewcastle United5–0Nott'm ForestNottingham Forest	5	5	11 May 1997
25	Nott'm ForestNottingham Forest1–4SunderlandSunderland	3	5	21 Aug 1996
25	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough4–1West HamWest Ham United	3	5	4 Sept 1996
25	Man UtdManchester United4–1Nott'm ForestNottingham Forest	3	5	14 Sept 1996
25	ArsenalArsenal4–1Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	3	5	16 Sept 1996
25	NewcastleNewcastle United4–1EvertonEverton	3	5	29 Jan 1997
25	BlackburnBlackburn Rovers4–1Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	3	5	22 Apr 1997
25	SouthamptonSouthampton2–3Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday	1	5	22 Feb 1997
25	DerbyDerby County3–2ChelseaChelsea	1	5	1 Mar 1997
25	West HamWest Ham United3–2ChelseaChelsea	1	5	12 Mar 1997
25	Man UtdManchester United2–3DerbyDerby County	1	5	5 Apr 1997
25	BlackburnBlackburn Rovers2–3Man UtdManchester United	1	5	12 Apr 1997
25	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough3–2Aston VillaAston Villa	1	5	3 May 1997
41	LeedsLeeds United0–4Man UtdManchester United	4	4	7 Sept 1996
41	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough4–0CoventryCoventry City	4	4	7 Sept 1996
41	WimbledonWimbledon FC4–0EvertonEverton	4	4	7 Sept 1996
41	SouthamptonSouthampton4–0MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	4	4	28 Sept 1996
41	Nott'm ForestNottingham Forest0–4Man UtdManchester United	4	4	26 Dec 1996
41	BlackburnBlackburn Rovers4–0CoventryCoventry City	4	4	11 Jan 1997
41	LiverpoolLiverpool4–0LeedsLeeds United	4	4	19 Feb 1997
41	SunderlandSunderland0–4TottenhamTottenham Hotspur	4	4	4 Mar 1997
41	NewcastleNewcastle United4–0CoventryCoventry City	4	4	15 Mar 1997
41	WimbledonWimbledon FC3–1SouthamptonSouthampton	2	4	23 Sept 1996

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