| Derby County | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Lukasz Fabianski |
| DR | Jay McEveley | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | S3 | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | William Gallas |
| DR | Darren Moore | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S1 | MD | Hossam Ghaly | S2 | MD | Denilson |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Alex Song |
| WR | Eddie Lewis | | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | WR | Mile Sterjovski | S1 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Emanuel Villa | | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Benny Feilhaber | S1 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S2 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | S2 | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| | | S3 | DR | Johan Djourou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Arsene Wenger |