| Blackburn Rovers | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Leighton Baines |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | | DR | Matt Jackson |
| S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Denny Landzaat |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| WR | David Bentley | S2 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S3 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S3 | FD | Francis Jeffers | S1 | FD | Henri Camara |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Jason Brown | S1 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov |
| S2 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S2 | WR | Gary Teale |
| S3 | FD | Jason Roberts | S3 | FD | Lee McCulloch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Paul Jewell |