| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| S2 | DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Gael Clichy | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Rafael Schmitz |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S1 | WR | Theo Walcott | | WR | Olivier Kapo |
| FD | Eduardo | S2 | FD | Garry O'Connor |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S2 | MD | Abou Diaby | S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| | | S3 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Alex McLeish |