| Wigan Athletic | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | John Filan | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| S1 | DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Mat Sadler |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| S2 | MD | Andreas Johansson | S1 | MD | Muzzy Izzet |
| MD | Graham Kavanagh | | MD | Jiri Jarosik |
| MD | Jimmy Bullard | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| WR | Gary Teale | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Chris Sutton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Reto Ziegler | S1 | MD | David Dunn |
| S2 | FD | Henri Camara | S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Steve Bruce |