| Aston Villa | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Nigel Martyn |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | David Weir |
| S2 | MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| MD | Gavin McCann | S2 | MD | Li Tie |
| MD | Peter Whittingham | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| S1 | MD | Mark Kinsella | | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| FD | Dion Dublin | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| S2 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | S2 | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | David Moyes |