Arsenal:
Jens Lehmann, Lauren, Kolo Touré, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Fredrik Ljungberg, Patrick Vieira, Gilberto,
Robert Pires (Ray Parlour, 70), Sylvain Wiltord (Martin Keown, 30), Thierry Henry. Unused subs: Stuart Taylor,
Dennis Bergkamp, Francis Jeffers.
Everton:
Richard Wright, Alessandro Pistone, Alan Stubbs, Joseph Yobo, David Unsworth (Gary Naysmith, 67), Steve Watson,
Thomas Gravesen, Tobias Linderoth (Wayne Rooney, 57), Mark Pembridge (Li Tie, 67), Nick Chadwick, Tomasz Radzinski.
Unused subs: Steve Simonsen, David Weir.
Other results, Premier League, day 1:
| Saturday, 16 August 2003 |
| Birmingham City |
1–0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Blackburn Rovers |
5–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Fulham |
3–2 |
Middlesbrough |
| Leicester City |
2–2 |
Southampton |
| Manchester United |
4–0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
| Portsmouth |
2–1 |
Aston Villa |
| Sunday, 17 August 2003 |
| Charlton Athletic |
0–3 |
Manchester City |
| Leeds United |
2–2 |
Newcastle United |
| Liverpool |
1–2 |
Chelsea |
