| Arsenal | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Manuel Almunia | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Laurent Koscielny | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Sebastien Squillaci | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S3 | MD | Samir Nasri | | DR | Phil Jones |
| MD | Alex Song | S2 | MD | Jermaine Jones |
| MD | Jack Wilshere | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S2 | WR | Theo Walcott | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Robin van Persie | | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| S1 | FD | Andrey Arshavin | S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas | S1 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S2 | FD | Marouane Chamakh | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S3 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve Kean |