| Watford | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S1 | DR | Lloyd Doyley | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Jordan Stewart | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Danny Shittu | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Malky Mackay | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Damien Francis | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| MD | Gavin Mahon | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| AM | Ashley Young | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S3 | FD | Tommy Smith | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S2 | FD | Darius Henderson | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Marlon King | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Jay DeMerit | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S2 | WR | Hameur Bouazza | S2 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S3 | FD | Tamas Priskin | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Aidy Boothroyd | | | Martin O'Neill |