| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Peter Enckelman |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| S1 | MD | Danny Tiatto | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| MD | Kevin Horlock | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Eyal Berkovic | S2 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| MD | Marc-Vivien Foe | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| S2 | AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Mark Kinsella |
| S3 | FD | Shaun Goater | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Niclas Jensen | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| S2 | MD | Ali Benarbia | S3S2 | MD | Oyvind Leonhardsen |
| S3 | FD | Darren Huckerby | S3 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Kevin Keegan | | | Graham Taylor |