Arsenal v Rotherham United, 28 October 2003

Score1-1 :: penalties 9-8 to Arsenal
RefereeBarry Knight
CompetitionLeague Cup 3rd round
VenueHighbury
Attendance27,451

View Arsenal v Rotherham United head to head

Arsenal won 9-8 on penalties. After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes. As Rotherham United's Mike Pollitt had been sent-off, only ten Arsenal players had to take shots in the penalty shoot-out. The Gunner nominated not to take part was Stathis Tavlaridis.

1 (9) Arsenal

1 (8) Rotherham United

Goals:

Jeremie Aliadiere 11 G

Goals:

Darren Byfield 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Graham Stack
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Centre back Pascal Cygan
Defender/Centre back Stathis Tavlaridis
Defender/Midfielder Justin Hoyte
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Edu
Midfielder Jerome Thomas
Forward Jeremie Aliadiere
Forward Nwankwo Kanu
Forward Sylvain Wiltord

Starting lineup:

Mike Pollitt Goalkeeper
Shaun Barker Defender
Martin McIntosh Defender/Centre back
Chris Swailes Defender/Centre back
Paul Hurst Defender/Midfielder
Carl Robinson Midfielder
Chris Sedgwick Midfielder
Stewart Talbot Midfielder
Richie Barker Forward
Darren Byfield Forward
Paul Warne Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Smith for Jerome Thomas 73
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for Cesc Fàbregas 85
John Spicer for Justin Hoyte 117

Substitutions:

John Mullin for Carl Robinson 93
Gary Montgomery for Chris Sedgwick 101
Julien Baudet for Stewart Talbot 105

Cards:

Jeremie Aliadiere 97 Y

Cards:

Chris Swailes 20 Y
Chris Sedgwick 56 Y
Shaun Barker 86 Y
Mike Pollitt 101 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Holloway
Midfielder Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
Midfielder Ryan Smith
Midfielder John Spicer
Midfielder/Forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gary Montgomery
Defender Julien Baudet
Midfielder Andy Monkhouse
Midfielder/Forward John Mullin
Forward Mark Robins

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Arsenal went second) 1 - Sylvain Wiltord [saved] 2 - Edu [scored] 3 - Jeremie Aliadiere [scored] 4 - Pascal Cygan [scored] 5 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie [saved] 6 - Kanu [scored] 7 - John Spicer [scored] 8 - Ryan Smith [scored] 9 - Gael Clichy [scored] 10 - Graham Stack [scored] 11 - Sylvain Wiltord [scored] Arsenal made eleven changes to the starting line-up for the Premier League game against Charlton Athletic two days earlier - including Cesc Fabregas who, at 16 years 177 days, became the youngest-ever player in their history. Jeremie Aliadiere's 11th minute strike was the 700th Gunners goal under Arsene Wenger's management.

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Rotherham United went second) 1 - Chris Swailes [scored] 2 - Martin McIntosh [scored] 3 - John Mullin [missed] 4 - Julien Baudet [scored] 5 - Darren Byfield [missed] 6 - Paul Hurst [scored] 7 - Paul Warne [scored] 8 - Shaun Barker [scored] 9 - Richie Barker [scored] 10 - Gary Montgomery [scored] 11 - Chris Swailes [saved] This was only Rotherham United's fourth-ever visit to Highbury. The three previous attempts resulted in one draw and two defeats.

1 (9) Arsenal

Goals:

Jeremie Aliadiere 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Graham Stack
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Centre back Pascal Cygan
Defender/Centre back Stathis Tavlaridis
Defender/Midfielder Justin Hoyte
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Edu
Midfielder Jerome Thomas
Forward Jeremie Aliadiere
Forward Nwankwo Kanu
Forward Sylvain Wiltord

Substitutions:

Ryan Smith for Jerome Thomas 73
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for Cesc Fàbregas 85
John Spicer for Justin Hoyte 117

Cards:

Jeremie Aliadiere 97 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Holloway
Midfielder Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
Midfielder Ryan Smith
Midfielder John Spicer
Midfielder/Forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Arsenal went second) 1 - Sylvain Wiltord [saved] 2 - Edu [scored] 3 - Jeremie Aliadiere [scored] 4 - Pascal Cygan [scored] 5 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie [saved] 6 - Kanu [scored] 7 - John Spicer [scored] 8 - Ryan Smith [scored] 9 - Gael Clichy [scored] 10 - Graham Stack [scored] 11 - Sylvain Wiltord [scored] Arsenal made eleven changes to the starting line-up for the Premier League game against Charlton Athletic two days earlier - including Cesc Fabregas who, at 16 years 177 days, became the youngest-ever player in their history. Jeremie Aliadiere's 11th minute strike was the 700th Gunners goal under Arsene Wenger's management.

1 (8) Rotherham United

Goals:

Darren Byfield 90 G

Starting lineup:

Mike Pollitt Goalkeeper
Shaun Barker Defender
Martin McIntosh Defender/Centre back
Chris Swailes Defender/Centre back
Paul Hurst Defender/Midfielder
Carl Robinson Midfielder
Chris Sedgwick Midfielder
Stewart Talbot Midfielder
Richie Barker Forward
Darren Byfield Forward
Paul Warne Forward

Substitutions:

John Mullin for Carl Robinson 93
Gary Montgomery for Chris Sedgwick 101
Julien Baudet for Stewart Talbot 105

Cards:

Chris Swailes 20 Y
Chris Sedgwick 56 Y
Shaun Barker 86 Y
Mike Pollitt 101 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gary Montgomery
Defender Julien Baudet
Midfielder Andy Monkhouse
Midfielder/Forward John Mullin
Forward Mark Robins

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Rotherham United went second) 1 - Chris Swailes [scored] 2 - Martin McIntosh [scored] 3 - John Mullin [missed] 4 - Julien Baudet [scored] 5 - Darren Byfield [missed] 6 - Paul Hurst [scored] 7 - Paul Warne [scored] 8 - Shaun Barker [scored] 9 - Richie Barker [scored] 10 - Gary Montgomery [scored] 11 - Chris Swailes [saved] This was only Rotherham United's fourth-ever visit to Highbury. The three previous attempts resulted in one draw and two defeats.