| Portsmouth | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Brian Priske | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Gregory Vignal | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Jhon Viafara | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Richard Hughes | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S1 | MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| WR | Laurent Robert | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | FD | Azar Karadas | S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Lomana LuaLua | S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov | S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| S2 | FD | Vincent Pericard | S2 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Alain Perrin | | | David O'Leary |