| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Nico Vaesen |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Martin Grainger |
| DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Sol Campbell | S1 | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | DR | Darren Purse |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| S3 | MD | Edu | | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S1 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Sylvain Wiltord | S2 | FD | Geoff Horsfield |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Stern John |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Gilberto Silva | S1 | MD | Darren Carter |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S2 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S3 | DR | Kolo Toure | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |