| Arsenal | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | David James |
| DR | Gael Clichy | S1 | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | S2 | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| MD | Tomas Rosicky | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | S3 | MD | Sean Davis |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | John Utaka |
| S3 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Denilson | S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S2 | MD | Abou Diaby | S2 | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S3 | FD | Eduardo | S3 | FD | David Nugent |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Harry Redknapp |