Arsenal v Coventry City, 11 August 1997
| Score | 2-0 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Keith Burge |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Highbury |
| Attendance | 37,324 |
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2 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Ian Wright | 29 |
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| Ian Wright | 47 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
David Seaman
Defender/Centre back
Scott Marshall
Defender/Midfielder
Gilles Grimandi
Defender/Left back
Nigel Winterburn
Midfielder
Rémi Garde
Midfielder
Marc Overmars
Midfielder
Ray Parlour
Midfielder
Emmanuel Petit
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Forward
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
Ian Wright
Substitutions:
| David Platt for Emmanuel Petit | 48 |
| Stephen Hughes for Marc Overmars | 75 |
Cards:
| Rémi Garde | Y |
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Steve Ogrizovic
Goalkeeper
Gary Breen
Defender
David Burrows
Defender
Richard Shaw
Defender/Centre back
Paul D Williams
Defender/Centre back
Gary McAllister
Midfielder
John Salako
Midfielder
Trond Egil Soltvedt
Midfielder
Paul Telfer
Midfielder
Dion Dublin
Forward
Darren Huckerby
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kyle Lightbourne for Darren Huckerby | 62 |
| Willie Boland for Trond Egil Soltvedt | 67 |
Cards:
| Richard Shaw | Y | |
| Paul Telfer | Y | |
| Paul D Williams | Y |