| Aston Villa | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Gabor Kiraly |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Danny Granville |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Tony Popovic |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | S1 | DR | Fitz Hall |
| S3 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Ben Watson |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Aki Riihilahti |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Michael Hughes |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | WR | Joonas Kolkka |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD |
Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | S1 | DR | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| S2 | FD | Carlton Cole | S2 | MD | Tom Soares |
| S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Iain Dowie |