| Bolton Wanderers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | S1 | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | S3 | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Ivan Campo | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Lubo Michalik | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Abdoulaye Meite | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S2 | MD | Gary Speed | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| WR | Ricardo Gardner | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S1 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Kevin Davies | | FD | John Carew |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Idan Tal | S1 | GK | Stuart Taylor |
| S2 | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te | S2 | FD | Luke Moore |
| | | S3 | MD | Steven Davis |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sammy Lee | | | Martin O'Neill |