| Charlton Athletic | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Souleymane Diawara | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Matt Holland | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S2 | MD | Andy Reid | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| AM | Jerome Thomas | S1 | FD | DaMarcus Beasley |
| S1 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl | S3 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Bryan Hughes | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S2 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi |
| | | S3 | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Iain Dowie | | | Stuart Pearce |