| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Wojciech Szczesny |
| S3 | DR | Danny Rose | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Nacho Monreal |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Carl Jenkinson |
| S2 | MD | Alfred N'Diaye | | DR | Per Mertesacker |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| MD | Craig Gardner | S1 | MD | Jack Wilshere |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Aaron Ramsey |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | MD | Santi Cazorla |
| AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| FD | Steven Fletcher | | FD | Olivier Giroud |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | S1 | MD | Abou Diaby |
| S2 | FD | Danny Graham | S2 | DR | Ignasi Miquel |
| S3 | MD | David Vaughan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Arsene Wenger |