| Stoke City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Andy Griffin | S1 | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| MD | Seyi Olofinjana | | MD | Abou Diaby |
| S1 | MD | Salif Diao | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| MD | Amdy Faye | S2 | MD | Denilson |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Alex Song |
| S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S3 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S3 | FD | Mamady Sidibe | | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Glenn Whelan | S1 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | FD | Richard Cresswell | S2 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| S3 | FD | Dave Kitson | S3 | FD | Carlos Vela |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Tony Pulis | | | Arsene Wenger |