| Bolton Wanderers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Anthony Barness | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S1 | DR | Simon Charlton | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Bruno N'Gotty | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Emerson | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S2 | MD | Kevin Nolan | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S3 | MD | Youri Djorkaeff | S3 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Per Frandsen | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Jay-Jay Okocha | | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| FD | Henrik Pedersen | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| FD | Kevin Davies | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Nicky Hunt | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| S2 | DR | Ivan Campo | S2 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S3 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos | S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | David O'Leary |