| Chelsea | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Ricardo Carvalho | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S1 | MD | Geremi | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Claude Makelele | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| MD | Michael Essien | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Frank Lampard | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S2 | WR | Arjen Robben | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Didier Drogba | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Andrei Shevchenko | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S2 | FD | Salomon Kalou | S2 | DR | Martin Laursen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Martin O'Neill |