| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Wojciech Szczesny |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Laurent Koscielny |
| DR | Michael Turner | S2 | DR | Per Mertesacker |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | DR | Thomas Vermaelen |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Alex Song |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | S1 | MD | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| AM | James McClean | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dong-won Ji | S1 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| | | S2 | MD | Aaron Ramsey |
| | | S3 | FD | Andrey Arshavin |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Arsene Wenger |