| Charlton Athletic | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Dean Kiely | | GK | David James |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Jonathan Spector | | DR | David Sommeil |
| DR | Chris Perry | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| S1 | MD | Matt Holland | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S3 | MD | Darren Ambrose | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Alexei Smertin | S2 | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Darren Bent | S3 | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Jerome Thomas | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | FD | Jay Bothroyd | S2 | WR | Lee Croft |
| S3 | MD | Bryan Hughes | S3 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Curbishley | | | Stuart Pearce |