| Sheffield United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Stuart Taylor |
| DR | Rob Kozluk | S1 | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Derek Geary | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Leigh Bromby | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Chris Morgan | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| MD | Nick Montgomery | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| AM | Stephen Quinn | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Rob Hulse | S3 | FD | Chris Sutton |
| S1 | FD | Danny Webber | | FD | Milan Baros |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Christian Nade | S1 | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| | | S2 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne |
| | | S3 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Martin O'Neill |