| Arsenal | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Wojciech Szczesny | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | John Mensah |
| DR | Laurent Koscielny | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Johan Djourou | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| S2 | MD | Abou Diaby | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Samir Nasri | S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S1 | MD | Denilson | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| MD | Jack Wilshere | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| FD | Andrey Arshavin | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S2 | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marouane Chamakh | S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| S2 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | S2 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| | | S3 | MD | Jack Colback |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Bruce |