| Aston Villa | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Antti Niemi |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Claus Lundekvam |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Michael Svensson |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S1 | MD | Anders Svensson |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | David Prutton |
| S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| FD | Dion Dublin | S3 | WR | Neil McCann |
| FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | James Beattie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Stefan Moore | S1 | DR | Jason Dodd |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Allback | S2 | MD | Chris Marsden |
| S3 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | S3 | FD | Marians Pahars |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | David O'Leary | | | Gordon Strachan |