| Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Emmanuel Eboue | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Andrew Davies |
| DR | Johan Djourou | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| S2 | MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | S2 | AM | James Morrison |
| S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | Jason Euell |
| FD | Thierry Henry | S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S2 | MD | Julio Baptista | S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S3 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Gareth Southgate |