Arsenal 2002/03

Arsenal finished 2nd of 20 in the 2002/03 Premier League with 78 points (won 23, drawn 9, lost 6; scored 85, conceded 42). They were top of the table after 25 matches of 38; lowest 4th, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 12 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Arsenal
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sun 18 Aug 2002	Birmingham (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Sat 24 Aug 2002	West Ham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	4th
3	Tue 27 Aug 2002	West Brom (home)	5–2 W	Won	7	1st
4	Sun 1 Sep 2002	Chelsea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	2nd
5	Tue 10 Sep 2002	Manchester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	1st
6	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Charlton (away)	3–0 W	Won	14	1st
7	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Bolton (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	1st
8	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Leeds (away)	4–1 W	Won	20	1st
9	Sun 6 Oct 2002	Sunderland (home)	3–1 W	Won	23	1st
10	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Everton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	23	2nd
11	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Blackburn (home)	1–2 L	Lost	23	2nd
12	Sun 3 Nov 2002	Fulham (away)	1–0 W	Won	26	2nd
13	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Newcastle (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	2nd
14	Sat 16 Nov 2002	Tottenham (home)	3–0 W	Won	32	1st
15	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Southampton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	32	1st
16	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Aston Villa (home)	3–1 W	Won	35	1st
17	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Manchester United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	35	1st
18	Sun 15 Dec 2002	Tottenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	36	1st
19	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	39	1st
20	Thu 26 Dec 2002	West Brom (away)	2–1 W	Won	42	1st
21	Sun 29 Dec 2002	Liverpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	43	1st
22	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Chelsea (home)	3–2 W	Won	46	1st
23	Sun 12 Jan 2003	Birmingham (away)	4–0 W	Won	49	1st
24	Sun 19 Jan 2003	West Ham (home)	3–1 W	Won	52	1st
25	Wed 29 Jan 2003	Liverpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	53	1st
26	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Fulham (home)	2–1 W	Won	56	1st
27	Sun 9 Feb 2003	Newcastle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	1st
28	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Manchester City (away)	5–1 W	Won	60	1st
29	Sun 2 Mar 2003	Charlton (home)	2–0 W	Won	63	1st
30	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Blackburn (away)	0–2 L	Lost	63	1st
31	Sun 23 Mar 2003	Everton (home)	2–1 W	Won	66	1st
32	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	67	1st
33	Wed 16 Apr 2003	Manchester United (home)	2–2 D	Drew	68	2nd
34	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Middlesbrough (away)	2–0 W	Won	71	2nd
35	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Bolton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	72	2nd
36	Sun 4 May 2003	Leeds (home)	2–3 L	Lost	72	2nd
37	Wed 7 May 2003	Southampton (home)	6–1 W	Won	75	2nd
38	Sun 11 May 2003	Sunderland (away)	4–0 W	Won	78	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.