| Crystal Palace | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Tony Popovic | | DR | Pascal Cygan |
| S1 | DR | Gonzalo Sorondo | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Ben Watson | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| MD | Aki Riihilahti | S1 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S2 | AM | Wayne Routledge | S3 | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Michael Hughes | S2 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S3 | WR | Joonas Kolkka | | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Mikele Leigertwood | S1 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| S2 | MD | Vassilios Lakis | S2 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| S3 | FD | Dougie Freedman | S3 | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Iain Dowie | | | Arsene Wenger |