| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Nigel Martyn |
| DR | Sun Jihai | S2 | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Michael Tarnat | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | David Weir |
| S2 | MD | Claudio Reyna | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| S3 | MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Paul Bosvelt | | MD | Leon Osman |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | AM | James McFadden |
| S1 | FD | Paulo Wanchope | S3 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jon Macken | S1 | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| S2 | DR | Stephen Jordan | S2 | FD | Nick Chadwick |
| S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S3 | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | David Moyes |