| Aston Villa | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Dean Kiely |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S2 | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Matt Holland |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Steven Davis | | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S1 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| S2 | FD | Carlton Cole | | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | DR | Chris Perry |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | David O'Leary | | | Alan Curbishley |