| Aston Villa | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Jonathan Spector |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | S1 | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Gary Cahill | | DR | Calum Davenport |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S2 | AM | Ashley Young | S3 | WR | Luis Boa Morte |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Blanco Kepa Gonzalez |
| S1 | FD | John Carew | | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | S1 | DR | Christian Dailly |
| S2 | DR | Liam Ridgewell | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| | | S3 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Alan Curbishley |