| Aston Villa | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | John Filan |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | DR | David Unsworth |
| S1 | DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Leighton Baines |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | S2 | DR | Fitz Hall |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Matt Jackson |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Denny Landzaat |
| S2 | MD | Shaun Maloney | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| AM | Patrik Berger | S3 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Lee McCulloch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Ashley Young | S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | MD | Josip Skoko |
| | | S3 | FD | Caleb Folan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Paul Jewell |