| Blackburn Rovers | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| S2 | DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S3 | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | S2 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S2 | FD | Shabani Nonda | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| | | S3 | DR | Johan Djourou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Arsene Wenger |