| Blackburn Rovers | Everton |
|---|
| GK | John Filan | | GK | Thomas Myhre |
| DR | Callum Davidson | | DR | Michael Ball |
| S1 | DR | Gary Croft | | DR | David Unsworth |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Jason McAteer | | DR | David Weir |
| DR | Damien Johnson | | DR | Marco Materazzi |
| MD | Jason Wilcox | S2 | MD | John O'Kane |
| MD | Damien Duff | S1 | MD | Nick Barmby |
| MD | Ashley Ward | | MD | Don Hutchison |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Davies | S3 | FD | Ibrahima Bakayoko |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dario Marcolin | S1 | FD | Phil Jevons |
| S2 | FD | Matt Jansen | S2 | FD | Michael Branch |
| MD | | S3 | MD | Tony Grant |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian Kidd | | | Walter Smith |