| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | David James |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S3 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Kiki Musampa |
| S2 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Steven Davis | S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano | S1 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba | S2 | WR | Lee Croft |
| S3 | FD | Luke Moore | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Stuart Pearce |