| Birmingham City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| MD | Damien Johnson | S3 | MD | Giannis Skopelitis |
| S3 | MD | Mehdi Nafti | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis | S1 | AM | Steve Stone |
| S2 | FD | Walter Pandiani | S2 | FD | Diomansy Kamara |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Julian Gray | S1 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | FD | Clinton Morrison | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S3 | MD | Darren Carter | S3 | MD | Valery Mezague |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve Bruce | | | Alain Perrin |