| Coventry City | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Carlo Cudicini |
| DR | Marcus Hall | | DR | Albert Ferrer |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Graeme Le Saux |
| DR | Richard Shaw | | DR | Frank Leboeuf |
| MD | Barry Quinn | S1 | DR | Marcel Desailly |
| S1 | MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Slavisa Jokanovic |
| MD | David Thompson | S2 | MD | Gus Poyet |
| MD | John Eustace | | MD | Dennis Wise |
| S2 | MD | Mustapha Hadji | | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| FD | John Hartson | S3 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Youssef Chippo | S1 | DR | John Terry |
| S2 | FD | John Aloisi | S2 | MD | Mario Stanic |
| | | S3 | AM | Gianfranco Zola |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Claudio Ranieri |