| Everton | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Nuno Valente | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Leon Osman | S3 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Tim Cahill | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | MD | Mikel Arteta | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| S1 | FD | James Beattie | | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| S3 | FD | Andrew Johnson | S2 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Victor Anichebe | S1 | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| S2 | MD | Simon Davies | S2 | FD | DaMarcus Beasley |
| S3 | DR | David Weir | S3 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Stuart Pearce |