| Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Jay McEveley | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Nils-Eric Johansson | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Andy Todd | | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | MD | Darren Anderton |
| FD | Paul Dickov | | AM | Julian Gray |
| S1 | FD | Matt Jansen | S1 | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S1 | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| S2 | MD | David Thompson | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| | | S3 | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Steve Bruce |