Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers
Match pulse
Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Highbury. Goals for Arsenal: Dennis Bergkamp (11').
Play by play
- 92'
Against weaker opposition Rovers could have expected to get all three points, but Arsenal defended well, attacked at pace and rightly claim the spoils.
- 92'
That's it, Fulltime. Arsenal stretch their unbeaten run to 16 and go top of the league by one point.
- 91'
Great tackle by Neill to prevent Pires from latching onto Henry's pass
- 91'
Todd finds Andy Cole, but he loses out
- 91'
Pires escpaes from the corner flag and nearly carves an opening for Edu
- 90'
Arseanl try to waste time in the corner of the pitch with Pires and Henry
- 90'
Two minutes of stoppage time signalled
- 89'
Henry wins a corner off Andy Todd
- 89'
Final minute and Arsenal break free with Pires
- 88'
Extravagant and unnecessary overhead kick from Toure in a defensive position - lucky no Blackburn players were on hand to exploit the foolish clearance
- 88'
Ferguson launches one forward but the Gunners back line take control
- 87'
Time running out for Rovers, despite having played so well they are at risk of gettig nothing from the game
- 86'
Vieira tidies up at the back and Arsenal break with Parlour
- 85'
Henry's shot, poor by his standards, is saved by Friedel after Edu found the striker in acres of space
- 84'
Offside again, and again its Henry who falls into the trap
- 84'
Late pressure being pilled on by Rovers, Andy Cole ruled offside
- 83'
Ljungberg is subbed and on comes Edu
- 82'
Another great save from Lehmann after Craig Short flicked a header goalward from the corner
- 82'
Andy Cole wins Rovers a corner
- 81'
Dino Baggio comes on for Marcus Babbel
- 80'
Emerton crosses in and yet again Lehmann comes and plucks it out of the air
- 80'
10 minutes to go and Rovers are not out of this game
- 79'
Tugay slips the ball to Yorke who opted to thread a pass to Emerton rather than shoot, Ahsley Cole slid in to prevent Emerton from getting a shot away
- 78'
Babbel and Reid under pressure from Parlour
- 78'
Tugay vollies a pass to Emerton who gathers and works it to Andy Cole

