| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | David James |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| S1 | DR | Chris Samba | S1 | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | S2 | MD | Sean Davis |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| FD | Shabani Nonda | | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S3 | MD | David Dunn | S3 | MD | Arnold Mvuemba |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Harry Redknapp |