| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Ian Bennett |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S2 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| S3 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| FD | Thierry Henry | S1 | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Robert Pires | S1 | FD | Stern John |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S3 | DR | Martin Keown | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |