| Crystal Palace | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Tony Popovic | | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Andy Todd |
| MD | Ben Watson | S1 | MD | Steven Reid |
| S1 | MD | Aki Riihilahti | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| S3 | AM | Wayne Routledge | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| AM | Michael Hughes | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | WR | Joonas Kolkka | | FD | Paul Dickov |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | S2 | FD | Jay Bothroyd |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Sandor Torghelle | S1 | MD | David Thompson |
| S2 | MD | Vassilios Lakis | S2 | FD | Jon Stead |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Andrews | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Iain Dowie | | | Mark Hughes |