| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Steve Simonsen |
| DR | Sun Jihai | S2 | DR | David Unsworth |
| DR | Niclas Jensen | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| S3 | MD | Ali Benarbia | | DR | David Weir |
| S1 | MD | Eyal Berkovic | S3 | MD | Niclas Alexandersson |
| MD | Marc-Vivien Foe | S1 | MD | Li Tie |
| AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby | | FD | Tomasz Radzinski |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Kevin Horlock | S1 | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| S2 | MD | Danny Tiatto | S2 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| S3 | FD | Shaun Goater | S3 | FD | Rodrigo Juliano |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | David Moyes |