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Carling English Premier League 1997-1998 Season Review

Arsenal secured their first ever Premier League title and capped their fantastic season off by winning the FA Cup to complete the double. In his first full season as Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger guided his side to their maiden Premier League title, and their first top-flight league crown since 1991. Arsenal knocked Manchester United off top spot for just the second time in the Premier League era by finishing the season one point ahead. The title charge seemed unlikely at Christmas for Wenger, but a run of 45 points from a possible 51 between 26 December 1997 and 3 May 1998 made them Premier League champions. Club captain Tony Adams was the man to wrap up the title, charging on to fellow centre-back Steve Bould's through-ball and firing in the final goal of Arsenal's 4-0 triumph against Everton at Highbury. Despite losing their last two matches, United could moved only to within a point of Arsenal and Wenger became the first overseas manager to lift the Premier League trophy. Wenger had prepared for his successful title charge with the additions of Marc Overmars from Ajax and Monaco’s Christopher Wreh and Gilles Grimandi. The void left by Manchester United talisman Eric Cantona, who retired that summer, was filled by Tottenham Hotspur’s Teddy Sheringham, who missed a penalty on his debut at White Hart Lane, in a 2-0 victory for Sir Alex Ferguson's side. Newcastle United struggled to replicate their second-place finishes of the past two seasons after the departures of Les Ferdinand and David Ginola, both to Spurs, and finished 13th under Kenny Dalglish. Arsenal set the pace It was the club Dalglish won the Premier League title with in 1995 who set the pace as Roy Hodgson led Blackburn Rovers to four wins from their opening five matches, before a thrilling 4-3 loss to Leeds United resulted in them losing top spot. Arsenal overtook Rovers and led the pack until the end of October. They were involved in some memorable encounters along the way. Dennis Bergkamp netted a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw at Leicester City. The treble included a sublime control and finish that won the BBC Match of the Day goal of the season. Ian Wright became the Gunners' all-time leading scorer with his 179th goal for the club in a 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers, and Nigel Winterburn's thunderous strike from distance clinched a late 3-2 win at Chelsea. Arsenal also beat Man Utd 3-2, thanks to David Platt's late header, but six consecutive wins followed for Ferguson's men, and they topped the table at Christmas, with Arsenal 13 points back in sixth. Blackburn were second at this point, with Ruud Gullit's Chelsea in third. Chelsea parted company with Gullit in January 1998, and were galvanised under the guidance of 33-year-old player-manager Gianluca Vialli, who led them to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup triumphs as well as a fourth-place finish in the Premier League.