| Blackburn Rovers | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Tim Howard |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| MD | Steven Reid | S1 | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Leon Osman |
| S1 | WR | David Bentley | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S3 | FD | James Beattie |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S1 | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers | S2 | MD | Tim Cahill |
| | | S3 | AM | James McFadden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | David Moyes |