Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 December 2003

Result

Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 20 December 2003, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Arsenal: match report

Bolton Wanderers drew with Arsenal 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 December 2003. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Robert Pirès opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goal came from Henrik Pedersen (73'). Arsenal scored through Robert Pirès (57').

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Arsenal received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 10th on 21 points from 16 and Arsenal 1st on 38 points from 16. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Arsenal 1st with 90.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bolton Wanderers wins, 2 draws and 2 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read W-L-W-W-D and Arsenal's W-D-D-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 52'Yellow card · Iván CampoBolton Wanderers
  • 54'Yellow card · Patrick VieiraArsenal
  • 57'Goal · Robert PirèsArsenal · 0-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Kevin NolanBolton Wanderers
  • 64'Yellow card · Thierry HenryArsenal
  • 73'Goal · Henrik PedersenBolton Wanderers · 1-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 0, draws 2, Arsenal 2.