| Wigan Athletic | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | David Wright | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Matt Jackson | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S2 | MD | Josip Skoko | | MD | Isaiah Osbourne |
| MD | Paul Scharner | S1 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | WR | Gary Teale | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Henri Camara | S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | | FD | Chris Sutton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | David Cotterill | S1 | MD | Didier Agathe |
| S2 | MD | Denny Landzaat | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Martin O'Neill |