| Manchester City | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Antti Niemi |
| S2 | DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Martin Cranie |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Andreas Jakobsson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | S1 | MD | Matt Oakley |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Rory Delap |
| MD | Paul Bosvelt | | MD | David Prutton |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | WR | Neil McCann |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| S1 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jon Macken | S1 | AM | Fabrice Fernandes |
| S2 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S3 | MD | Steve McManaman | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Harry Redknapp |