| Manchester City | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Thomas Myhre |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Jonathan Spector |
| MD | Joey Barton | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S1 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S3 | MD | Alexei Smertin |
| WR | Albert Riera | S1 | AM | Jerome Thomas |
| S3 | FD | Andy Cole | | FD | Marcus Bent |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S3 | FD | Jay Bothroyd |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Alan Curbishley |