| Everton | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | David Unsworth | S3 | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S3 | MD | Alex Nyarko | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S1 | MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | FD | Stern John |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S1 | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers | S2 | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| S3 | DR | Joseph Yobo | S3 | FD | Jovan Kirovski |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Steve Bruce |