| Blackburn Rovers | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Nigel Martyn |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| S1 | DR | Craig Short | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | David Weir |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | S1 | MD | Tim Cahill |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | S2 | MD | Leon Osman |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| FD | Paul Dickov | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S2 | FD | Jay Bothroyd | S3 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson | S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| | | S3 | DR | Steve Watson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | David Moyes |