| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| DR | Sol Campbell | S2 | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| S2 | MD | Robert Pires | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S3 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | AM | Julian Gray |
| S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | S1 | FD | Walter Pandiani |
| WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| S3 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |