| Arsenal | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Kostas Chalkias |
| DR | Ashley Cole | S1 | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| S1 | DR | Pascal Cygan | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | MD | Giannis Skopelitis |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S3 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | | AM | Steve Stone |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | WR | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Lauren | S1 | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | FD | Diomansy Kamara |
| S3 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Arsene Wenger | | | Velimir Zajec |