| Reading | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | | DR | William Gallas |
| S1 | MD | James Harper | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S2 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S2 | FD | Bobby Convey | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle | S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Dave Kitson | S3 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Emerse Fae | S1 | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Arsene Wenger |