 Vieira was ruled out of the match because of a knee injury , so Seaman was named as Arsenal captain , in a match widely anticipated as his final for the club . With Campbell suspended and Cygan absent due to a thigh strain , Daily Mail journalists Steve Curry and Ian Gibb revealed the night before the final that midfielder Kolo Touré was pencilled in as an " emergency centre back " . Wenger however picked Oleg Luzhny to pair up with Martin Keown , who was rested the previous Sunday away to Sunderland . For Southampton , the major absentee was striker Marian <unk> , who underwent a third operation to overcome a troubling knee injury . Defender Chris Baird made his second competitive start for the club and Chris Marsden captained Southampton , given Jason Dodd 's absence with an injury . Although both teams set up in a 4 – 4 – 2 formation , Bergkamp was positioned as a deep @-@ lying forward behind Henry . 
