| Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Iain Turner | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Nuno Valente | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | David Weir | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | S2 | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Tim Cahill | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | MD | Leon Osman | S3 | WR | David Bentley |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S3 | FD | James Beattie | | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | John Ruddy | S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S2 | MD | Sergio Peter |
| S3 | MD | Lee Carsley | S3 | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Mark Hughes |