| Wigan Athletic | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Mike Pollitt | | GK | David James |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Matt Jackson | S2 | DR | David Sommeil |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| S1 | MD | Graham Kavanagh | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| MD | Jimmy Bullard | S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S2 | WR | Gary Teale | | MD | Joey Barton |
| S3 | FD | Henri Camara | | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Jason Roberts | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Damien Francis | S1 | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | DR | Ryan Taylor | S2 | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S3 | FD | David Connolly | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Stuart Pearce |