diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toEqual.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toEqual.ts
index bb0f4e147e..e19652829d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toEqual.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toEqual.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ export async function toEqual<T>(
   if (pass) {
     printedExpected = `Expected: not ${this.utils.printExpected(expected)}`;
     printedReceived = `Received: ${this.utils.printReceived(received)}`;
+  } else if (Array.isArray(expected) && Array.isArray(received)) {
+    const normalizedExpected = expected.map((exp, index) => {
+      const rec = received[index];
+      if (exp instanceof RegExp)
+        return exp.test(rec) ? rec : exp;
+
+      return exp;
+    });
+    printedDiff = this.utils.printDiffOrStringify(
+        normalizedExpected,
+        received,
+        EXPECTED_LABEL,
+        RECEIVED_LABEL,
+        false,
+    );
   } else {
     printedDiff = this.utils.printDiffOrStringify(
         expected,