| Aston Villa | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Antti Niemi |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Jason Dodd |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Graeme Le Saux |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Claus Lundekvam |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S1 | MD | Mikael Nilsson |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | David Prutton |
| MD | Gavin McCann | S2 | MD | Yoann Folly |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | AM | Fabrice Fernandes |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| FD | Carlton Cole | S3 | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S3S1 | MD | Peter Whittingham | S1 | MD | Anders Svensson |
| S2 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S3 | FD | Luke Moore | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | David O'Leary | | | Paul Sturrock |