| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Lukasz Fabianski |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | S1 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Philippe Senderos |
| DR | Jonny Evans | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Denilson |
| MD | Grant Leadbitter | | MD | Alex Song |
| MD | Andy Reid | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| WR | Ross Wallace | | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S3 | FD | Dwight Yorke | S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Roy O'Donovan | S1 | DR | Armand Traore |
| S2 | MD | Liam Miller | S2 | MD | Mark Randall |
| S3 | FD | Michael Chopra | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Arsene Wenger |