| Arsenal | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S3 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | S3 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | Robert Pires | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S2 | FD | Thierry Henry | S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | | FD | Luke Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Abou Diaby | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | DR | Gary Cahill |
| S3 | DR | Johan Djourou | S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Arsene Wenger | | | David O'Leary |