| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | David James |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Michael Tarnat |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Steve McManaman |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Paul Bosvelt |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Paulo Wanchope |
| S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| | | S3 | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Kevin Keegan |