| Arsenal | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Vito Mannone | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Lars Jacobsen |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Thomas Vermaelen | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | Abou Diaby | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S2 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | | MD | Keith Andrews |
| MD | Alex Song | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S3 | FD | Andrey Arshavin | | FD | Franco Di Santo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Theo Walcott | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | MD | Aaron Ramsey | S3S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| S3 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Sam Allardyce |