| Manchester City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | S2 | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| S3 | MD | Kiki Musampa | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | FD | Diomansy Kamara |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S1 | FD | Alexsander Rodic |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Ben Thatcher | S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | S2 | MD | Valery Mezague |
| S3 | DR | Danny Mills | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Stuart Pearce | | | Alain Perrin |