| Arsenal | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| S2 | DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Paul McShane |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Danny Collins |
| S1 | MD | Abou Diaby | | MD | Liam Miller |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | S1 | WR | Ross Wallace |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | S2 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S3 | FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Theo Walcott | S1 | MD | Dickson Etuhu |
| S2 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | S2 | FD | Anthony Stokes |
| S3 | MD | Gilberto Silva | S3 | DR | Ian Harte |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Roy Keane |