| Aston Villa | Sheffield United |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Paddy Kenny |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Derek Geary |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | S1 | DR | Chris Armstrong |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Phil Jagielka |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | DR | Chris Morgan |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Nick Montgomery |
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | | MD | Michael Tonge |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Keith Gillespie |
| S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Jon Stead |
| S2 | FD | John Carew | | FD | Colin Kazim-Richards |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steven Davis | S1 | MD | Mikele Leigertwood |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | FD | Luton Shelton |
| S3 | MD | Gavin McCann | S3 | FD | Danny Webber |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Neil Warnock |