| Aston Villa | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Pascal Cygan |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| S1 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | S3 | MD | Robert Pires |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Peter Whittingham | S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S3 | FD | Marcus Allback | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Liam Ridgewell | S1 | DR | Kolo Toure |
| S2 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | S2 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | MD | Edu |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Arsene Wenger |