| Blackburn Rovers | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S1 | DR | William Gallas |
| MD | David Dunn | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| WR | David Bentley | | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S2 | FD | Eduardo |
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andre Ooijer | S1 | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S2 | MD | Denilson |
| | | S3 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Arsene Wenger |