| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Brian Priske |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Steven Reid | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S2 | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S1 | WR | David Bentley | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S3 | FD | Shefki Kuqi | S1 | FD | Dario Silva |
| S2 | FD | Paul Dickov | | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov |
| S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S3 | FD | Azar Karadas |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mark Hughes | | | Harry Redknapp |