Arsenal:
Rami Shaaban, Oleg Luzhny, Pascal Cygan, Sol Campbell, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Kolo Touré,
(Martin Keown, 67), Patrick Vieira, Gilberto, Robert Pires (Fredrik Ljungberg, 77), Dennis Bergkamp
(Sylvain Wiltord, 71), Thierry Henry. Unused subs: Stuart Taylor, Francis Jeffers.
Aston Villa:
Peter Enckelman, Olof Mellberg, Ronny Johnsen, Steve Staunton, JLloyd Samuel, Øyvind Leonhardsen,
Ian Taylor, Lee Hendrie (Ulises De la Cruz, 45), Thomas Hitzlsperger, Darius Vassell, Dion Dublin.
Unused subs: Stefan Postma, Marcus Allbäck, Juan Pablo Angel, Mark Kinsella.
Other results, Premier League, day 16:
| Saturday, 30 November 2002 |
| Birmingham City |
1–1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Blackburn Rovers |
2–1 |
Fulham |
| Chelsea |
3–0 |
Sunderland |
| Manchester City |
2–0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion |
1–0 |
Middlesbrough |
| Sunday, 1 December 2002 |
| Leeds United |
1–2 |
Charlton Athletic |
| Liverpool |
1–2 |
Manchester United |
| Newcastle United |
2–1 |
Everton |
| Monday, 2 December 2002 |
| West Ham United |
0–1 |
Southampton |