| Arsenal | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Vito Mannone | | GK | Joe Hart |
| S3 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Kieran Gibbs | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Thomas Vermaelen | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Scott Dann |
| MD | Abou Diaby | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S2 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| MD | Alex Song | S3 | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S1 | WR | Theo Walcott | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| FD | Robin van Persie | S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andrey Arshavin | S1 | FD | Garry O'Connor |
| S2 | DR | Bacary Sagna | S2 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| S3 | MD | Jack Wilshere | S3 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Alex McLeish |