| Newcastle United | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| S1 | DR | Sebastien Bassong | | DR | William Gallas |
| S2 | DR | Steven Taylor | | MD | Abou Diaby |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Denilson |
| WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | Andrey Arshavin |
| S3 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands | S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Habib Beye | S1 | MD | Alex Song |
| S2 | FD | Michael Owen | S2 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Chris Hughton | | | Arsene Wenger |