| Arsenal | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| S3 | DR | Philippe Senderos | S2 | DR | Curtis Davies |
| DR | William Gallas | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | MD | Abou Diaby | S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S2 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S3 | MD | Shaun Maloney |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | | AM | Ashley Young |
| WR | Theo Walcott | | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S1 | DR | Zat Knight |
| S2 | MD | Gilberto Silva | S2 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne |
| S3 | MD | Denilson | S3 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Martin O'Neill |