| Southampton | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Antti Niemi | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S1 | DR | Andreas Jakobsson | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| S2 | MD | Anders Svensson | S2 | DR | Martin Laursen |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Nigel Quashie | | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S3 | AM | Paul Telfer | | MD | Steven Davis |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S3 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Calum Davenport | S1 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| S2 | DR | Graeme Le Saux | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S3 | FD | Henri Camara | S3 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Harry Redknapp | | | David O'Leary |