| Arsenal | Blackpool |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Matt Gilks |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Stephen Crainey |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Ian Evatt |
| DR | Thomas Vermaelen | | DR | Alex Baptiste |
| S1 | MD | Abou Diaby | | DR | Craig Cathcart |
| MD | Tomas Rosicky | | MD | David Vaughan |
| MD | Alex Song | S1 | MD | Ludovic Sylvestre |
| MD | Jack Wilshere | | MD | Charlie Adam |
| S3 | WR | Theo Walcott | | WR | Elliot Grandin |
| S2 | FD | Andrey Arshavin | S2 | FD | Gary Taylor-Fletcher |
| FD | Marouane Chamakh | S3 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | S1 | DR | Dekel Keinan |
| S2 | FD | Robin van Persie | S2 | WR | Ishmel Demontagnac |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Vela | S3 | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Ian Holloway |