| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S1 | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Andy Todd |
| S1 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | MD | Martin Andresen |
| S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Jon Stead |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Peter Whittingham | S1 | DR | Markus Babbel |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | DR | Lorenzo Amoruso |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Graeme Souness |