| Aston Villa | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | William Gallas |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| DR | Gary Cahill | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S1 | MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Denilson |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Julio Baptista |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | MD | Abou Diaby |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| FD | John Carew | S3 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| | | S2 | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| | | S3 | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Arsene Wenger |