Arsenal 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2004

Result

Arsenal 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2004, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Arsenal 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Arsenal beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 March 2004. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Robert Pirès opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Robert Pirès (16') and Dennis Bergkamp (24'). Bolton Wanderers scored through Iván Campo (41').

Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 1st on 70 points from 28 and Bolton Wanderers 13th on 34 points from 28. Arsenal went on to finish that season 1st with 90 points, and Bolton Wanderers 8th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Arsenal wins, 3 draws and 0 for Bolton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Robert PirèsArsenal · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · Dennis BergkampArsenal · 2-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Kevin NolanBolton Wanderers
  • 41'Goal · Iván CampoBolton Wanderers · 2-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Ashley ColeArsenal
  • 85'Yellow card · Henrik PedersenBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Arsenal 2, draws 3, Bolton Wanderers 0.