| Aston Villa | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| MD | Steven Davis | S1 | MD | Matt Holland |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| S1 | FD | Luke Moore | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Milan Baros | S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| | | S2 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Iain Dowie |