| Aston Villa | Watford |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Ben Foster |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Jordan Stewart |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Adrian Mariappa |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Danny Shittu |
| DR | Gary Cahill | | DR | Malky Mackay |
| MD | Steven Davis | | MD | Damien Francis |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Gavin Mahon |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | WR | Hameur Bouazza |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Tommy Smith |
| S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S1 | FD | Tamas Priskin |
| S2 | FD | Milan Baros | S3 | FD | Will Hoskins |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | S1 | FD | Darius Henderson |
| S2 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S2 | DR | Chris Powell |
| | | S3 | FD | Moses Ashikodi |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Martin O'Neill | | | Aidy Boothroyd |