| Birmingham City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| S3 | DR | Kenny Cunningham | S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Matthew Upson | S2 | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| MD | Muzzy Izzet | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| S1 | MD | Jiri Jarosik | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Sean Davis |
| AM | Stan Lazaridis | | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | FD | Vincent Pericard |
| FD | Chris Sutton | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | S1 | FD | Emmanuel Olisadebe |
| S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell | S2 | DR | Brian Priske |
| S3 | MD | Neil Kilkenny | S3 | FD | Azar Karadas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Harry Redknapp |