| Birmingham City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Olivier Tebily | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| S3 | DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Damien Johnson | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | MD | Stephen Clemence | | MD | James Milner |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Steven Davis |
| AM | Julian Gray | S3 | MD | Eirik Bakke |
| S2 | FD | Walter Pandiani | S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Luke Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jiri Jarosik | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S3 | MD | David Dunn | S3 | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | David O'Leary |