Arsenal Season Review 2002-03

The 2002-2003 season promised so much for Arsenal but, in the end, saw them finish with only the FA Cup to show for their efforts. With Thierry Henry in particularly fine form, Arsenal's dazzling style in the early part of the season attracted a raft of superlatives. But although they led the Premiership for much of the campaign, injuries and suspensions caught up with the teams and a loss of form saw Manchester United pip them to the Championship. In Europe too they failed to achieve their potential but victory in the FA Cup over Southampton ensured that they didn't end up without a trophy. Despite the disappointments, this review is packed with an astonishing 119 goals scored during the season and plenty of breathtaking football to relive.

Part 1

Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9


Highlights from individual matches


Community Shield
1-0


EPL Round 1
Arsenal 2-0 Birmingham
goals


EPL Round 2
West Ham 2-2 Arsenal
1-0 Joe Cole
2-0 Kanoute
2-1 Henry
Penalty save
2-2 Wiltord


EPL Round 3
Arsenal 5-2 West Brom
1-0 Cole
2-0 Lauren
3-0 Wiltord
3-1 Dobie
4-1 Wiltord
4-2 Roberts
5-2 Aliadiere


EPL Round 4
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
1-0 Zola
1-1 Toure


EPL Round 5
Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City
1-0 Wiltord
1-1 Anelka
2-1 Henry


EPL Round 6
Charlton 0-3 Arsenal
0-1 Henry
0-2 Wiltord
0-3


UCL Group Stage Matchday 1
Arsenal 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
1-0 Bergkamp
2-0 Ljungberg


EPL Round 7
Arsenal 2-1 Bolton
1-0 Henry
1-1 Farrelly
2-1 Kanu


UCL Group Stage Matchday 2
PSV 0-4 Arsenal
0-1 Gilberto
0-2 Ljungberg
0-3 Henry
0-4 Henry


EPL Round 8
Leeds 1-4 Arsenal
0-1 Kanu
0-2 Toure
0-3 Henry
1-3 Kewell
1-4 Kanu


UCL Group Stage Matchday 3
Auxerre 0-1 Arsenal
0-1 Gilberto


EPL Round 9
Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland
1-0 Kanu
2-0 Kanu
3-0 Vieira
3-1 Craddock


EPL Round 10
Everton 2-1 Arsenal
0-1 Ljungberg
1-1 Radzinski
2-1 Rooney


UCL Group Stage Matchday 4
Arsenal 1-2 Auxerre
0-1 Kapo
0-2 Fadiga
Kanu misses
1-2 Kanu


EPL Round 11
Arsenal 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
0-1 Edu og
1-1 Edu
1-2 Yorke


UCL Group Stage Matchday 5
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Arsenal
0-1 Henry
1-1 Koller
2-1 Rosicky


EPL Round 12
Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
0-1 Marlet og


Worthington Cup
Arsenal 2-3 Sunderland
1-0 Pires
2-0 Jeffers
Sunderland goals


EPL Round 13
Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle
1-0 Wiltord


UCL Group Stage Matchday 6
Arsenal 0-0 PSV
0-0


EPL Round 14
Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham
1-0 Henry
Henry reaction
2-0 Ljungberg
3-0 Wiltord
Henry offside goal
Wiltord offside goal


EPL Round 15
Southampton 3-2 Arsenal
0-1 Bergkamp
1-1 Beattie
2-1 Beattie
3-1 Delgado
3-2 Pires


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 1
Roma 1-3 Arsenal
1-0 Cassano
1-1 Henry
1-2 Henry
1-3 Henry
Cygan goal line clearance


EPL Round 16
Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
1-0 Pires
2-0 Henry
2-1 Hitzlsperberger
3-1 Henry


EPL Round 17
Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal
1-0 Veron
2-0 Scholes


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 2
Arsenal 0-0 Valencia
0-0


EPL Round 18
Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal
1-0 Ziege
1-1 Pires


EPL Round 19
Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough
1-0 Campbell
2-0 Pires


EPL Round 20
West Brom 1-2 Arsenal
1-0
1-1 Jeffers
1-2 Henry


EPL Round 21
Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
0-1 Murphy
1-1 Henry


EPL Round 22
Arsenal 3-2 Chelsea
1-0 Bergkamp
2-0 Bronckhorst
3-0 Henry
3-1 Stanic
3-2 Petit


FA Cup 3rd Round
Arsenal 2-0 Oxford
1-0 Bergkamp
2-0 og


EPL Round 23
Birmingham 0-4 Arsenal
0-1 Henry
0-2 Pires
0-3 Lauren
0-4 Henry


EPL Round 24
Arsenal 3-1 West Ham
1-0 Henry
1-1 Defoe
2-1 Henry
3-1 Henry


FA Cup 4th Round
Farnsborough 1-5 Arsenal
0-1 Campbell
0-2 Jeffers
0-3 Jeffers
1-3 Baptist
1-4 Bergkamp
1-5 Lauren


EPL Round 25
Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
0-1 Pires
1-1 Riise
1-2 Bergkamp
2-2 Heskey


EPL Round 26
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham
1-0 Pires
1-1 Malbranque
2-1 Pires


EPL Round 27
Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal
0-1
1-1 Robert


FA Cup 5th Round
Manchester United 0-2 Arsenal
0-0 Giggs miss
0-1 Edu
0-2 Wiltord


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 3
Arsenal 1-1 Ajax
1-0 Wiltord
1-1 De Jong


EPL Round 28
Manchester City 1-5 Arsenal
0-1 Bergkamp
0-2 Pires
0-3 Henry
0-4 Campbell
0-5 Vieira
1-5 Anelka


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 4
Ajax 0-0 Arsenal
0-0


EPL Round 29
Arsenal 2-0 Charlton
1-0 Jeffers
2-0 Pires


FA Cup 6th Round
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea
0-1 Terry
1-1 Jeffers
2-1 Henry
2-2 Lampard


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 5
Arsenal 1-1 Roma
1-0 Vieira
1-1 Cassano


EPL Round 30
Blackburn 2-0 Arsenal
1-0 Duff
2-0 Tugay


UCL Group Stage 2 Matchday 6
Valencia 2-1 Arsenal
1-0 Carew
1-1 Henry
2-1 Carew


EPL Round 31
Arsenal 2-1 Everton
1-0 Cygan
1-1 Rooney
2-1 Vieira


FA Cup 6th Round Replay
Chelsea 1-3 Arsenal
0-1 Terry og
0-2 Wiltord
1-2 Terry
1-3 Lauren


EPL Round 32
Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
0-1 Ljungberg
1-1


FA Cup Semi Final
Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield
1-0 Ljungberg
awesome Seaman save


EPL Round 33
Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United
0-1 van Nistelrooy
1-1 Cole
2-1 Henry
2-2 Giggs


EPL Round 34
Middlesbrough 0-2 Arsenal
0-1 Wiltord
0-2 Henry


EPL Round 35
Bolton 2-2 Arsenal
0-1 Wiltord
0-2 Pires
1-2 Djorkaeff
2-2


EPL Round 36
Arsenal 2-3 Leeds
0-1 Kewell
1-1 Henry
1-2 Harte
2-2 Bergkamp
Henry post
2-3 Viduka


EPL Round 37
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
1-0 Pires
2-0 Pennant
3-0 Pennant
4-0 Pires
5-0 Pennant
5-1
6-1 Pires


EPL Round 38
Sunderland 0-4 Arsenal
0-1 Henry
0-2 Ljungberg
0-3 Ljungberg
0-4 Ljungberg


FA Cup final
Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
1-0 Pires
Seaman saves