| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | David James |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| MD | Steven Reid | S1 | MD | Kiki Musampa |
| S1 | MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Joey Barton |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| FD | Jon Stead | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Thompson | S1 | WR | Lee Croft |
| S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S2 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Stuart Pearce |