| Everton | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S1 | DR | Steve Watson | S1 | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Tim Cahill | S2 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S2 | MD | Leon Osman | S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Marcus Bent | | FD | Carlton Cole |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S2 | AM | James McFadden | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| | | S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | David O'Leary |