Middlesbrough:
Mark Schwarzer, Chris Riggott (Andrew Davies, 65), Gareth Southgate, Colin Cooper, Stuart Parnaby, George Boateng,
Guidoni Doriva, Alan Wright, Juninho, Szilard Nemeth (Stewart Downing, 85), Malcolm Christie.
Unused subs: Carlo Nash, Robbie Stockdale, Mark Wilson.
Arsenal:
Jens Lehmann, Lauren, Kolo Touré, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Fredrik Ljungberg (Ray Parlour, 75), Patrick
Vieira, Gilberto, Robert Pires (Edu, 75), Sylvain Wiltord (Dennis Bergkamp, 75), Thierry Henry.
Unused subs: Stuart Taylor, Martin Keown.
Other results, Premier League, day 2:
| Saturday, 23 August 2003 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
2–2 |
Blackburn Rovers |
| Chelsea |
2–1 |
Leicester City |
| Everton |
3–1 |
Fulham |
| Manchester City |
1–1 |
Portsmouth |
| Newcastle United |
1–2 |
Manchester United |
| Southampton |
0–0 |
Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2–1 |
Leeds United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0–4 |
Charlton Athletic |
| Sunday, 24 August 2003 |
| Aston Villa |
0–0 |
Liverpool |