| Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Shaka Hislop |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | David Unsworth |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S1 | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| MD | Gavin McCann | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| MD | Peter Whittingham | S2 | MD | Valery Mezague |
| S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| S1 | FD | Carlton Cole | | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Luke Moore | S1 | DR | Andy Griffin |
| S2 | MD | Steven Davis | S2 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S3 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | S3 | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | David O'Leary | | | Harry Redknapp |