| Blackburn Rovers | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Gabor Kiraly |
| DR | Lucas Neill | S3 | DR | Danny Butterfield |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Gary Borrowdale |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Fitz Hall |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Mikele Leigertwood |
| MD | Steven Reid | | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| S1 | MD | Robbie Savage | | AM | Michael Hughes |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | WR | Joonas Kolkka |
| S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| FD | Jon Stead | S2 | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | MD | Tom Soares |
| S2 | MD | David Thompson | S2 | FD | Sandor Torghelle |
| | | S3 | DR | Tony Popovic |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Iain Dowie |