| Birmingham City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Jamie Clapham | S1 | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Pascal Cygan |
| S1 | MD | Aliou Cisse | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | David Dunn | S3 | MD | Robert Pires |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Edu |
| MD | Stephen Clemence | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S2 | AM | Stan Lazaridis | S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| S3 | FD | Mikael Forssell | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Stern John | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes | S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| S3 | FD | Clinton Morrison | S3 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Arsene Wenger |