| Arsenal | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Gael Clichy | S3 | DR | George McCartney |
| S3 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Thomas Vermaelen | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | DR | John Mensah |
| S1 | MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| MD | Aaron Ramsey | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| MD | Alex Song | | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S2 | WR | Theo Walcott | | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | DR | Bacary Sagna | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| S3 | MD | Denilson | S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |