| Middlesbrough | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Ross Turnbull | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| S1 | DR | Jonathan Woodgate | S2 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | DR | William Gallas |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | S3 | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S3 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S1 | FD | Eduardo |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Robert Huth | S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| S2 | MD | Julio Arca | S2 | MD | Denilson |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Arsene Wenger |