| Birmingham City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Stephen Kelly | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | David Murphy | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | William Gallas |
| S3 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| MD | Fabrice Muamba | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| AM | James McFadden | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | WR | Olivier Kapo | S1 | FD | Eduardo |
| S1 | FD | Mikael Forssell | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| S2 | FD | Mauro Zarate | S2 | MD | Denilson |
| S3 | MD | Mehdi Nafti | S3 | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Arsene Wenger |