Southampton v Arsenal, 23 August 1997
| Score | 3-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | David Elleray |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | The Dell |
| Attendance | 15,246 |
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1 Southampton
Manager: -
Goals:
| Neil Maddison | 25 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Paul Jones
Defender/Right back
Jason Dodd
Defender
Francis Benali
Defender
Ken Monkou
Defender
Lee Todd
Defender/Left back
Duncan Spedding
Midfielder
Neil Maddison
Midfielder
Jim Magilton
Midfielder
Matt Oakley
Forward
Kevin Davies
Forward
Egil Ostenstad
Substitutions:
| Stig Johansen for Egil Ostenstad | 46 |
| David Hughes for Matt Oakley | 63 |
| Micky Evans for Duncan Spedding | 73 |
Cards:
| Ken Monkou | Y |
3 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Marc Overmars | 20 |
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| Dennis Bergkamp | 57 |
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| Dennis Bergkamp | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
David Seaman
Goalkeeper
Steve Bould
Defender
Gilles Grimandi
Defender/Midfielder
Nigel Winterburn
Defender/Left back
Rémi Garde
Midfielder
Marc Overmars
Midfielder
Ray Parlour
Midfielder
Emmanuel Petit
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
Ian Wright
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Platt for Emmanuel Petit | 65 |
| Scott Marshall for Gilles Grimandi | 75 |
| Luis Boa Morte for Marc Overmars | 87 |
Cards:
| Dennis Bergkamp | Y | |
| Steve Bould | Y | |
| Ian Wright | Y |