| Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Mat Sadler | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Olivier Tebily | S3 | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| AM | Julian Gray | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | | WR | David Bentley |
| FD | Chris Sutton | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Mario Melchiot | S1 | MD | Sergio Peter |
| S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell | S2 | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| | | S3 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Mark Hughes |