| Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| S1 | DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Ricardo Carvalho | S3 | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| MD | Lassana Diarra | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Claude Makelele | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Michael Essien | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | MD | John Obi Mikel | | WR | David Bentley |
| MD | Frank Lampard | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| MD | Michael Ballack | S1 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| FD | Didier Drogba | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S2 | FD | Andrei Shevchenko | | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Wayne Bridge | S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| S2 | FD | Salomon Kalou | S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| S3 | DR | Paulo Ferreira | S3 | DR | Chris Samba |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Mark Hughes |