| Arsenal | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | George McCartney |
| S3 | DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Samir Nasri | S1 | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| MD | Denilson | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | Alex Song | | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S1 | FD | Andrey Arshavin | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Carlos Vela | S1 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| S2 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S3 | DR | Kieran Gibbs | S3 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Ricky Sbragia |