Arsenal:
Stuart Taylor, Oleg Luzhny, Stathis Tavlaridis, Igors Stepanovs, Kolo Touré, Jermaine Pennant
(Moritz Volz, 80), Sebastian Svärd (Ryan Garry, 80), Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Robert Pires, Francis Jeffers,
Kanu. Unused subs: Rami Shaaban, Steven Sidwell, Jerome Thomas.
Sunderland:
Jürgen Macho, Paul Thirwell, Emerson Thome, Stanislav Varga, Darren Williams, Kevin Kyle, Stefan Schwarz
(Matt Piper, 45), George McCartney, Mark Rossiter, Marcus Stewart, Michael Procter. Unused subs: Ben Clark,
Cliff Byrne, Jonjo Dickman, Craig Turns.
Other results, Worthington Cup 3rd round:
| Tuesday, 5 November 2002 |
| Birmingham City |
0–2 |
Preston North End |
| Manchester United |
2–0 |
Leicester City |
| Wigan Athletic |
1–0 |
Manchester City |
| Wimbledon |
1–3 |
Rotherham United |
| Wednesday, 6 November 2002 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
2–2 |
Walsall |
| Blackburn win 5–4 on penalties |
| Burnley |
2–1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Chelsea |
2–1 |
Gillingham |
| Crystal Palace |
3–0 |
Coventry City |
| Fulham |
3–1 |
Bury |
| Ipswich Town |
3–1 |
Middlesbrough |
| Liverpool |
3–1 |
Southampton |
| Newcastle United |
3–3 |
Everton |
| Everton win 3–2 on penalties |
| Oxford United |
0–3 |
Aston Villa |
| Sheffield United |
2–1 |
Leeds United |
| West Ham United |
0–1 |
Oldham Athletic |
