| Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | David James |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S3 | AM | Patrik Berger | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S1 | FD | John Carew | S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Luke Moore | S1 | MD | Arnold Mvuemba |
| S2 | AM | Ashley Young | S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| S3 | MD | Shaun Maloney | S3 | DR | Glen Johnson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Harry Redknapp |