| Manchester City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Micah Richards | S3 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Ousmane Dabo | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S2 | FD | Paul Dickov | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| S3 | FD | Bernardo Corradi | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| S1 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Mills | S1 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S3 | FD | Ishmael Miller | S3 | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Arsene Wenger |