Arsenal Fixtures 2002 to 2003
Arsenal FC

* Arsenal scores are always listed first regardless of home or away status

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY DATES

DATE
OPPOSITION
VENUE
F / A
SCORERS
Jul 17 Stevenage Borough
Away
6-1
Juan (27), Edu (57), Chilvers (68), Brown (75), Paulinho (82), Barrett (83)
Jul 26 Neuberg
Away
7-2
Aliadiere (2), Henry (2), Bergkamp, Wiltord, Edu
Jul 27 Rapid Vienna
Away
0-0
ABANDONED after 69 minutes
Aug 1 Panathinaikos
Away
1-0
Wiltord (28)
Aug 1 Roma
Away
2-1
Henry (4), Aliadiere (44)
Aug 3 6:301860 Munich
Away
3-1
Henry (44, 83, 88)
Aug 4 5:00Beveren
Away
1-1
Barrett (66)
Aug 6 7:45Barnet
Away
2-1
Kanu (22), Upson (80)

THE SEASON PROPER
Season Analysis

DATE
OPPOSITION
VENUE
COMP
F / A
 SCORERS
Aug 11 14:00Liverpool
Cardiff *
C. Shield
1-0
Gilberto (68)
Aug 18 16:05Birmingham City
Home *
League
2-0
Henry (9), Wiltord (23)
Aug 24 West Ham Utd
Away
League
2-2
Henry (64), Wiltord (88)
Aug 27 20:00West Brom. Alb.
Home *
League
5-2
Cole (3), Lauren (21), Wiltord (24, 77), Aliadiere (90)
Sep 1 16:05Chelsea
Away *
League
1-1
Toure (60)
Sep 10 20:00Manchester City
Home *
League
2-1
Wiltord (26), Henry (42)
Sep 14 Charlton Athletic
Away
League
3-0
Henry (44), Wiltord (66), Edu (87)
Sep 17 Borussia Dortmund
Home
EU Ch Lg (1)
2-0
Bergkamp (62), Ljungberg (77)
Sep 21 Bolton Wanderers
Home º
League
2-1
Henry (26), Kanu (93)
Sep 25 PSV Eindhoven
Away
EU Ch Lg (1)
4-0
Gilberto (1), Ljungberg (66), Henry (81, 91)
Sep 28 12:00Leeds United
Away *
League
4-1
Kanu (9, 86), Toure (20), Henry (47)
Oct 2 Auxerre
Away
EU Ch Lg (1)
1-0
Gilberto (48)
Oct 6 14:00Sunderland
Home *
League
3-1
Kanu (3, 9), Vieira (45)
Oct 19 Everton
Away º
League
1-2
Ljungberg (8)
Oct 22 Auxerre
Home
EU Ch Lg (1)
1-2
Kanu (53)
Oct 26 Blackburn Rovers
Home *
League
1-2
Edu (45)
Oct 30 Borussia Dortmund
Away
EU Ch Lg (1)
1-2
Henry (18)
Nov 3 14:00Fulham
Away
League
1-0
Marlet (31, og)
Nov 6 Sunderland
Home
League Cup (3)
2-3
Pires (12), Jeffers (33)
Nov 9 Newcastle United
Home º
League
1-0
Wiltord (25)
Nov 12 PSV Eindhoven
Home
EU Ch Lg (1)
0-0

Nov 16 Tottenham Hotspur
Home
League
3-0
Henry (13), Ljungberg (55). Wiltord (70)
Nov 23 Southampton
Away º
League
2-3
Bergkamp (37), Pires (80)
Nov 27 AS Roma
Away
EU Ch Lg (2)
3-1
Henry (6, 70, 75)
Nov 30 Aston Villa
Home º
League
3-1
Pires (18), Henry (49, 81 pen)
Dec 7 12:15Manchester Utd
Away *
League
0-2

Dec 10 Valencia
Home
EU Ch Lg (2)
0-0

Dec 14 Tottenham Hotspur
Away º
League
1-1
Pires (45 pen)
Dec 21 Middlesbrough
Home º
League
2-0
Campbell (45), Pires (90)
Dec 26 14:00West Brom. Alb.
Away *
League
2-1
Jeffers (48), Henry (85)
Dec 29 16:05Liverpool
Home *
League
1-1
Henry (79 pen)
Jan 1 Chelsea
Home º
League
3-2
Desailly (9, og), van Bronckhorst (81), Henry (82)
Jan 4 Oxford
Home
F.A. Cup (3)
2-0
Bergkamp (15), McNiven (67, og)
Jan 12 16:05Birmingham City
Away *
League
4-0
Henry (6, 70), Pires (29), Lauren (67)
Jan 19 14:00West Ham Utd
Home *
League
3-1
Henry (14 pen, 71, 86)
Jan 25 Farnborough Town
Away
F.A. Cup (4)
5-1
Campbell (20), Jeffers (24, 68), Bergkamp (74), Lauren (79)
Jan 29 20:00Liverpool
Away *
League
2-2
Pires (9), Bergkamp (63)
Feb 1 Fulham
Home º
League
2-1
Pires (16, 92)
Feb 9 16:05Newcastle Utd
Away *
League
1-1
Henry (35)
Feb 15 12:05Manchester Utd
Away
F.A. Cup (5)
2-0
Edu (35), Wiltord (50)
Feb 18 Ajax
Home
EU Ch Lg (2)
1-1
Wiltord (5)
Feb 22 Manchester City
Away º
League
5-1
Bergkamp (4), Pires (12), Henry (15), Campbell (19), Vieira (53)
Feb 26 Ajax
Away
EU Ch Lg (2)
0-0

Mar 2 12:00Charlton Athletic
Home *
League
2-0
Jeffers (26), Pires (45)
Mar 8 17:15Chelsea
Home
F.A. Cup (6)
0-0
Jeffers (37), Henry (45)
Mar 11 AS Roma
Home
EU Ch Lg (2)
1-1
Vieira (12)
Mar 15 Blackburn Rovers
Away
League
0-2

Mar 19 Valencia
Away
EU Ch Lg (2)
1-2
Henry (49)
Mar 23 16:05Everton
Home *
League
2-1
Cygan (8), Vieira (64)
Mar 25 Chelsea
Away
F.A. Cup (6R)
3-1
Terry (24, og), Wiltord (34), Lauren (82)
Apr 5 Aston Villa
Away
League
1-1
Ljungberg (57)
Apr 13 Sheffield United
Old Trafford
F.A. Cup (SF)
1-0
Ljungberg (34)
Apr 16 20:00Manchester Utd
Home
League
2-2
Henry (51, 62)
Apr 19 Middlesbrough
Away
League
2-0
Wiltord (48), Henry (81)
Apr 26 Bolton Wanderers
Away
League
2-2
Henry (47), Pires (56)
May 4 Leeds United
Home
League
2-3
Henry (31), Bergkamp (63)
May 7 Southampton
Home
League
6-1
Pires (19, 23, 47), Pennant (16, 19, 26)
May 11 Sunderland
Away
League
4-0
Henry (7), Ljungberg (39, 78, 89)
May 17 Southampton
Cardiff
F.A. Cup (F)


Time in this colour indicates change from originally scheduled time
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2002-2003 LEAGUE SEASON ANALYSIS

TEAM
HOME
AWAY
GLS
+
GLS
-
PTS
GOAL
DIFF
SCORERS
Birmingham City
2-0 
4-0 
6
0
6
+ 6
Henry (3), Lauren, Pires, Wiltord
Manchester City
2-1 
5-1 
7
2
6
+ 5
Henry (2), Bergkamp, Campbell, Pires, Vieira, Wiltord
Charlton Athletic
2-0 
3-0 
5
0
6
+ 5
Edu, Henry, Jeffers, Pires, Wiltord
West Bromwich Albion
5-2 
2-1 
7
3
6
+ 4
Wiltord (2), Aliadiere, Cole, Henry, Jeffers, Lauren
Fulham
2-1 
1-0 
3
1
6
+ 2
Marlet (og), Pires (2)
Tottenham Hostpur
3-0 
1-1 
4
1
4
+ 3
Henry, Ljungberg, Wiltord
West Ham United
3-1 
2-2 
5
3
4
+ 2
Henry (4), Wiltord
Chelsea
3-2 
1-1 
4
3
4
+ 1
Desailly (og), Henry, Toure, van Bronckhorst
Newcastle United
1-0 
1-1 
2
1
4
+ 1
Henry, Wiltord
Everton
2-1 
1-2 
3
3
3
± 0
Cygan, Ljungberg, Vieira
Liverpool
1-1 
2-2 
3
3
2
± 0
Bergkamp, Henry, Pires
Blackburn Rovers
1-2 
0-2 
1
4
0
-4
Kanu
Leeds United

4-1 
4
1
3
+ 3
Kanu (2), Henry, Toure
Aston Villa
3-1 

3
1
3
+ 2
Henry (2), Pires
Sunderland
3-1 

3
1
3
+ 2
Kanu (2), Vieira
Middlesbrough
2-0 

2
0
3
+ 2
Campbell, Pires
Bolton
2-1 

2
1
3
+ 1
Henry, Kanu
Southampton

2-3 

2
0
-1
Bergkamp, Pires
Manchester Utd

0-2 
0
2
0
-2

Teams in YELLOW have been played both home and away, and are ranked on points and goal difference.
ARROWS Signify comparisons to last season's results (Up Arrow = Picked up points on last years result. Down Arrow = Lost points on last years result. Green Arrow = Same points as last years result).

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