| Blackburn Rovers | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Wojciech Szczesny |
| S1 | DR | Michel Salgado | S1 | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Andre Santos |
| DR | Scott Dann | | DR | Per Mertesacker |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Laurent Koscielny |
| MD | Jason Lowe | S3 | MD | Alex Song |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| S3 | MD | Mauro Formica | | MD | Aaron Ramsey |
| AM | Junior Hoilett | S2 | FD | Andrey Arshavin |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| S2 | FD | Ruben Rochina | | FD | Gervinho |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Radosav Petrovic | S1 | DR | Johan Djourou |
| S2 | DR | Martin Olsson | S2 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S3 | MD | Simon Vukcevic | S3 | FD | Marouane Chamakh |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Kean | | | Arsene Wenger |