2004-2005 Barclays Premier League
- Thierry Henry (25', 90'+1')
- Dennis Bergkamp (54')
- Robert Pires (65')
- José Antonio Reyes (65')
- Joseph Desire Job (43')
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (50')
- Franck Queudrue (53')
Match Formations
Game Information
Highbury
4:05 PM, 22 August 2004
London, England
Attendance: 37,415
- Referees:
- S Dunn
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
90' What looked routine in the first-half proved to be much more than that after the break. Arsenal were cruising before Boro blitzed them with three goals, benefiting from some generous defending from the home side. A question mark placed against Arsenal's mettle was quickly removed as theyupped a gear and eventually ran out comfortable winners against a Boro side missing their two most influential defenders. Entertainign match and the Arsenal bandwagon rolls on at pace. Man-of-the match could be a |
90' Whistle goes and this extraodinary games come to a close with the score 5-3 to the Gunners |
90' Ray Parlour has a belated attempt at getting in on the wonder-goal scoring act with an audacious chip from the half-way line but it drifts wide of the target |
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | +60 | 83 |
Manchester City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | +54 | 82 |
Liverpool | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | +41 | 75 |
Aston Villa | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 67 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | +13 | 60 |
Newcastle United | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | +22 | 56 |
Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
Chelsea | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 51 |
West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 49 |
AFC Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 48 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 46 |
Fulham | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 44 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 44 |
Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Brentford | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 36 |
Nottingham Forest | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -18 | 29 |
Luton Town | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -29 | 26 |
Burnley | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -35 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | -65 | 16 |