| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Stuart Taylor |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S1 | DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | James Milner |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S3 | FD | Andy Cole | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Sun Jihai | S3S1 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | MD | Eirik Bakke |
| S3 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S3 | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | David O'Leary |