| Manchester City |
Arsenal |
| |
Ashley Cole (14) |
| Starting line-ups |
| David James |
Jens Lehmann |
| Danny Mills |
Lauren |
| Jihai Sun |
Kolo Touré |
| Joey Barton |
Sol Campbell |
| Richard Dunne |
Ashley Cole |
| Sylvain Distin |
Fredrik Ljungberg (off 88) |
| Antoine Sibierski |
Patrick Vieira |
Paul Bosvelt (off 76)  |
Edu |
| Jonathan Macken (off 76) |
José Antonio Reyes (off 63) |
| Nicolas Anelka |
Dennis Bergkamp (off 88) |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips |
Thierry Henry |
| Substitutes |
| Ronald Waterreus |
Manuel Almunia |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips |
Gaël Clichy (on 63) |
| Stephen Jordan |
Pascal Cygan |
| Steve McManaman (on 76) |
Robin van Persie (on 88) |
| Willo Flood (on 76) |
Francesc Fábregas (on 88) |
