| Birmingham City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | David James |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Danny Mills |
| S2 | DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S1 | MD | Nicky Butt | S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| MD | Stephen Clemence | | MD | Joey Barton |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Kiki Musampa |
| AM | Julian Gray | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Walter Pandiani | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Mikael Forssell | S3 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Muzzy Izzet | S1 | DR | Sun Jihai |
| S2 | AM | Stan Lazaridis | S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| | | S3 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Stuart Pearce |