| Birmingham City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Ian Bennett | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| MD | David Dunn | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| S3 | MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Stephen Clemence | S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| FD | Mikael Forssell | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S2 | FD | Christophe Dugarry | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Aliou Cisse | S1 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| S2 | FD | Clinton Morrison | | | |
| S3 | DR | Olivier Tebily | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | David O'Leary |