Arsenal vs Southampton
Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Principality Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Robert Pires (38').
Play by play
- 90'
A season of disappointment ends in happiness for the Gunners. No Treble or Double but the FA Cup will have to do. And their players are delighted.
- 90'
Southampton kept going until the end but Arsenal had the class to win it and they deserved the win. David Seaman will lift the trophy in those 'safe hands' of his.
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That's it. Arsenal have their piece of silver, Southampton ran out of gas after a great effort.
- 90'
Seaman completely misses the ball and Arsenal, with real trouble, get the ball clear. Late drama but the ref has thw whistle in his lips.
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But now they force a corner. Ormerod up there. So is Jones. Beattie gets a header in and Cole seemed to handle it.
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Arsenal take an age over this. And win a free-kick again. They are wasting time by keeping the ball. Total and utter frustration for Saints and neutrals.
- 90'
Cole forces a series of Arsenal throws and takes his time. Wiltord takes a tumble and Arsenal have it back. Saints just can't get the ball.
- 90'
Nearly a full minute of Arsenal possession. Then Henry's dive wins the ball back - frustrating for Southampton.
- 89'
Arsenal want to keep it in the corner. Southampton can't get near the ball. Oles ring out.
- 88'
Henry gets the ball, cuts out right and gets a shot in. Lundekvam's deflection makes Jones work and he pulls off a fantastic save.
- 87'
Arsenal keep on winning those pumped balls. Fernandes meanwhile is lazy when he had a chance to attack.
- 86'
Wiltord gets down the right but Jones gets to it. Luzhny wins a throw down the other end.
- 85'
Parlour is fouled by Tessem. Respite for Arsenal. Fabrice Fernandes will come on for Chris Baird, who's had a great game.
- 84'
Michael Svensson stops a Ljungberg burst in its tracks.
- 83'
Flick from Tessem finds Ormerod, who swivels and shoots. Fantastic save from Seaman who gets it away when it looked to have beaten him. Who says he's too old? I do usually.
- 82'
Luzhny gets it away when Ormerod chases. The Ukrainian has had his best game for the Gunners.
- 81'
Keown nearly lost out to Ormerod but he gets it away. Long throw. Nodded back to Baird but he finds Row Z with a speculative effort.
- 80'
Arsenal on the attack. Cole gives it to Heney and Lundekvam's lean stops Henry getting in a shot.
- 79'
Southampton over-deliberate and Arsenal get the ball away. Strachan incensed on the bench.
- 78'
Cole stops Telfer when the ball had seemed to go over him. Good play from him.
- 77'
Parlour wins a free-kick. Keown the intended target for a Henry take. But Jones takes it at the second attempt.
- 76'
Beavis Bergkamp, who's quietened down after an influential first half, is replaced by Sylvain Wiltord.
- 75'
Marsden takes away Pires' legs and is rightly booked.
- 75'
Ball from Telfer comes off Marsden to Tessem to shoot. Cole gets in the way. Nearly a super sub, the Norwegian.
- 74'
Anders Svensson is subbed. Jo Tessem will replace him.

