| Charlton Athletic | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Jonathan Fortune | | DR | William Gallas |
| S1 | MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Bryan Hughes | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S2 | MD | Andy Reid | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Kevin Lisbie | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S1 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Radostin Kishishev | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S2 | MD | Darren Ambrose | S2 | DR | Johan Djourou |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Iain Dowie | | | Arsene Wenger |