Arsenal v Birmingham City, 18 August 2002
| Score | 2-0 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Mike Riley |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Highbury |
| Attendance | 38,018 |
View Arsenal v Birmingham City head to head
Arsenal extend the record of Premiership wins in succession to 14.
The referee rescinded the second yellow card of Cisse (and therefore the sending off) after reviewing the video evidence.
2 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Thierry Henry | 8 |
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| Sylvain Wiltord | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
David Seaman
Defender
Sol Campbell
Defender
Ashley Cole
Defender
Martin Keown
Defender/Midfielder
Lauren
Midfielder
Edu
Midfielder
Ray Parlour
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Forward
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
Thierry Henry
Forward
Sylvain Wiltord
Substitutions:
| Gilberto Silva for Dennis Bergkamp | 31 |
| Jeremie Aliadiere for Sylvain Wiltord | 76 |
| Kolo Touré for Edu | 86 |
Cards:
Comments:
Substitutes: Taylor, Gilberto Silva, Toure, Luzhny, AliadiereGoals:
Starting lineup:
Nico Vaesen
Goalkeeper
Aliou Cissé
Defender
Kenny Cunningham
Defender
Jeff Kenna
Defender
Olivier Tebily
Defender
Darren Purse
Defender/Centre back
Martin Grainger
Defender/Left back
Bryan Hughes
Midfielder
Damien Johnson
Midfielder
Geoff Horsfield
Forward
Stern John
Forward
Substitutions:
| Darren Carter for Olivier Tebily | 60 |
| Stan Lazaridis for Geoff Horsfield | 71 |
Cards:
| Darren Purse | 24 | Y |
| Aliou Cissé | 69 | Y |
| Aliou Cissé | 74 | Y |
| Aliou Cissé | 74 | R |