| Arsenal | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Stuart Taylor | | GK | Paul Jones |
| S2 | DR | Oleg Luzhny | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Ryan Garry | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Igors Stepanovs | | DR | Paul Williams |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Michael Svensson |
| MD | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | S2 | MD | Anders Svensson |
| S1 | MD | Robert Pires | | MD | David Prutton |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Jo Tessem |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S1 | AM | Fabrice Fernandes |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S3 | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | S1 | DR | Chris Baird |
| S2 | DR | Stathis Tavlaridis | S2 | MD | Matt Oakley |
| S3 | DR | Justin Hoyte | S3 | FD | James Beattie |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Gordon Strachan |