Position2of 20
Points78in 38
Won, drawn, lost23-9-6
Goals85for, 42 against
FormWDLWW
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Wed 7 May
FT
Sun 4 May
FT
Sat 26 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Wed 16 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sun 23 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Sun 2 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sun 9 Feb
FT
Sat 1 Feb
FT
Wed 29 Jan
FT
Sun 19 Jan
FT
Sun 12 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sun 29 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Sun 15 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sat 16 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sun 3 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sun 6 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sat 21 Sep
FT
Sat 14 Sep
FT
Tue 10 Sep
FT
Sun 1 Sep
FT
Tue 27 Aug
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Sun 18 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 4thof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, running now
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 28%of the team's league goals scored by Thierry Henry
- 57%of matches won since 2001-02
- 7–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough
- 2–8Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal
In Europe
125 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost76-23-26
Goals253– 120
Finals2none won
Vesta and Arsenal
347 league matches since 2017-18- 63%of Arsenal's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 183wins in 283 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 19%won with 19%: Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea
- 19%won with 19%: Chelsea 2–4 Arsenal
- 19%won with 19%: Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal
- 83%lost at 83%: Arsenal 0–1 West Ham
- 78%lost at 78%: Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa
- 76%lost at 76%: Arsenal 0–2 West Ham
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2002-03, 38 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
| Against | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
- 5points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 8points won after going behind
- 16points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2002-03Strength
Rating 1,704Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry HenryForward | 37 | 3,301 | 24 | 23 |
| Gilberto SilvaMidfielder | 35 | 3,017 | 0 | 2 |
| Sol CampbellCentre-back | 33 | 2,970 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley ColeLeft-back | 31 | 2,703 | 1 | 5 |
| David SeamanGoalkeeper | 28 | 2,520 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain WiltordForward | 34 | 2,362 | 10 | 5 |
| LaurenCentre-back | 27 | 2,300 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick VieiraMidfielder | 24 | 2,081 | 3 | 1 |
| Martin KeownCentre-back | 24 | 1,954 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis BergkampForward | 29 | 1,807 | 4 | 8 |
| Robert PiresMidfielder | 26 | 1,797 | 14 | 3 |
| Freddie LjungbergMidfielder | 20 | 1,605 | 6 | 1 |
| Pascal CyganCentre-back | 18 | 1,429 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray ParlourMidfielder | 19 | 1,274 | 0 | 2 |
| Oleg LuzhnyCentre-back | 17 | 1,064 | 0 | 1 |
| EduMidfielder | 18 | 1,002 | 2 | 1 |
| Giovanni van BronckhorstCentre-back | 20 | 956 | 1 | 3 |
| Kolo TouréCentre-back | 26 | 898 | 2 | 1 |
| KanuForward | 16 | 856 | 5 | 2 |
| Stuart TaylorGoalkeeper | 8 | 677 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis JeffersForward | 16 | 351 | 2 | 1 |
| Rami ShaabanGoalkeeper | 3 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| Igors StepanovsCentre-back | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine PennantMidfielder | 5 | 169 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan GarryCentre-back | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Jérémie AliadièreForward | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Stathis TavlaridisCentre-back | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin HoyteCentre-back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

