| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Lauren | S3 | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Robert Pires | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Freddie Ljungberg | S1 | MD | Darren Anderton |
| S2 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | | AM | Julian Gray |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S1 | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer |
| S2 | DR | Gael Clichy | S2 | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| | | S3 | DR | Martin Taylor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |