| Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Jay McEveley |
| S3 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi | S1 | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Ousmane Dabo | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | WR | David Bentley |
| S1 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| S2 | FD | Bernardo Corradi | | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | DaMarcus Beasley | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S3 | FD | Ishmael Miller | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Mark Hughes |