| Stoke City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Danny Pugh | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Robert Huth | S2 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Thomas Vermaelen |
| S1 | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S2 | MD | Dean Whitehead | S3 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Rory Delap | S1 | MD | Aaron Ramsey |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | MD | Alex Song |
| FD | Mamady Sidibe | | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Danny Collins | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S2 | AM | Liam Lawrence | S2 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S3 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S3 | FD | Eduardo |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Tony Pulis | | | Arsene Wenger |