| Reading | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Adam Federici | | GK | Wojciech Szczesny |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Shaun Cummings | | DR | Kieran Gibbs |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | | DR | Per Mertesacker |
| DR | Kaspars Gorkss | | DR | Thomas Vermaelen |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | | MD | Jack Wilshere |
| MD | Jay Tabb | S2 | MD | Santi Cazorla |
| S3 | WR | Jimmy Kebe | S1 | MD | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| S2 | FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S1 | FD | Noel Hunt | | FD | Lukas Podolski |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | WR | Hal Robson-Kanu | S1 | MD | Aaron Ramsey |
| S2 | FD | Adam Le Fondre | S2 | MD | Francis Coquelin |
| S3 | WR | Garath McCleary | S3 | FD | Olivier Giroud |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Brian McDermott | | | Arsene Wenger |