| Manchester City | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Petr Cech |
| S3 | DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Asier Del Horno |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | William Gallas |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | John Terry |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | MD | Claude Makelele |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | MD | Michael Essien |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Joe Cole |
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Geremi |
| S2 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S1 | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Andy Cole | S2 | FD | Didier Drogba |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S3 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S1 | FD | Hernan Crespo |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | S2 | WR | Arjen Robben |
| S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S3 | DR | Paulo Ferreira |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Jose Mourinho |