| Portsmouth | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | S1 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | DR | William Gallas |
| MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar | | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| MD | Richard Hughes | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Nwankwo Kanu | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Matt Taylor | S1 | MD | Abou Diaby |
| S2 | FD | John Utaka | S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Arsene Wenger |