| Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S1 | DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Luke Young |
| S3 | DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Emmanuel Eboue | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | David Wheater |
| DR | William Gallas | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Mathieu Flamini | S1 | MD | Mohamed Shawky |
| AM | Alexander Hleb | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S2 | WR | Theo Walcott | S2 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| S3 | DR | Philippe Senderos | S3 | FD | Mido |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Gareth Southgate |