| Middlesbrough | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Abel Xavier | S1 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S2 | FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | James Morrison | S1 | MD | Denilson |
| S2 | FD | Malcolm Christie | S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Arsene Wenger |