| Arsenal | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| S3 | MD | Robert Pires | | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | S3 | MD | Scott Parker |
| FD | Thierry Henry | S2 | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | MD | James Milner |
| S3 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Graeme Souness |