| Southampton | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Antti Niemi | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Anders Svensson | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| MD | David Prutton | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Yoann Folly | S3 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| AM | Fabrice Fernandes | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| AM | Paul Telfer | | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| FD | James Beattie | S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| | | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| | | S2 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| | | S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Paul Sturrock | | | David O'Leary |