| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| S3 | MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Abou Diaby |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | MD | Robert Pires |
| FD | Kevin Kyle | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S1 | FD | Jon Stead | | MD | Alex Song |
| FD | Chris Brown | S3 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S1 | DR | Ashley Cole |
| S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter | S2 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| S3 | DR | Dan Smith | S3 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Ball | | | Arsene Wenger |