| Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Brad Jones |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S1 | DR | Pascal Cygan | S1 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Johan Djourou | | DR | Matty Bates |
| S2 | MD | Robert Pires | S2 | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| S3 | MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Doriva |
| AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | AM | James Morrison |
| WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| FD | Thierry Henry | S3 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ashley Cole | S1 | DR | David Wheater |
| S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S3 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve McClaren |