| Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Mike Pollitt | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| S3 | DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Matt Jackson | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S1 | MD | Graham Kavanagh | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Jimmy Bullard | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S2 | WR | Gary Teale | S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Henri Camara | S3 | WR | David Bentley |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Damien Francis | S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S2 | FD | David Connolly | S2 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | DR | David Wright | S3 | MD | David Thompson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Mark Hughes |