| Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | S2 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Andy Todd |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S2 | MD | Mehdi Nafti | | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| S1 | MD | Darren Anderton | | MD | Steven Reid |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| AM | Stan Lazaridis | S3 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | FD | Walter Pandiani | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Jon Stead |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Clemence | S1 | MD | David Thompson |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Blake | S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S3 | FD | Clinton Morrison | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Mark Hughes |