| Newcastle United | Arsenal |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Shay Given | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Oguchi Onyewu | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | DR | William Gallas |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S3 | MD | Emre Belozoglu | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S2 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Abou Diaby |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| WR | Damien Duff | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Steve Harper | S1 | MD | Julio Baptista |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| S3 | FD | Albert Luque | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Arsene Wenger |