| Blackburn Rovers | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | S2 | MD | Abou Diaby |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S3 | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S1 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| S3 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Sergio Peter | S1 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S2 | WR | David Bentley | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| S3 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S3 | FD | Arturo Lupoli |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Arsene Wenger |