| Arsenal | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Osei Sankofa |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Souleymane Diawara |
| S1 | MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Matt Holland |
| S3 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| S2 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | S2 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | S1 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| FD | Robin van Persie | | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Marcus Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S1 | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S2 | AM | Jerome Thomas |
| S3 | MD | Denilson | S3 | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Alan Pardew |