Manchester City:
David Seaman, Jihai Sun, Sylvain Distin, David Sommeil, Michael Tarnat, Shaun Wright-Phillips (Eyal Berkovic, 79),
Joey Barton, Paul Bosvelt (Robbie Fowler, 79), Trevor Sinclair, Antoine Sibierski (Danny Tiatto, 67), Nicolas Anelka.
Unused subs: Nicky Weaver, Richard Dunn.
Arsenal:
Jens Lehmann, Lauren, Kolo Touré, Martin Keown, Ashley Cole, Fredrik Ljungberg (Ray Parlour, 75), Patrick
Vieira, Gilberto, Robert Pires (Edu, 83), Sylvain Wiltord (Dennis Bergkamp, 75), Thierry Henry.
Unused subs: Stuart Taylor, Pascal Cygan.
Other results, Premier League, day 4:
| Saturday, 30 August 2003 |
| Aston Villa |
3–1 |
Leicester City |
| Bolton Wanderers |
0–0 |
Charlton Athletic |
| Chelsea |
2–2 |
Blackburn Rovers |
| Everton |
0–3 |
Liverpool |
| Middlesbrough |
2–3 |
Leeds United |
| Newcastle United |
0–1 |
Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
0–3 |
Fulham |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0–0 |
Portsmouth |
| Sunday, 31 August 2003 |
| Southampton |
1–0 |
Manchester United |