| Wigan Athletic | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Micah Richards |
| S2 | DR | Fitz Hall | S2 | DR | Matt Mills |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S1 | MD | Josip Skoko | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Paul Scharner | S1 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S3 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | MD | Michael Johnson |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Henri Camara | | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Denny Landzaat | S1 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| S2 | DR | Andy Webster | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | WR | Gary Teale | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Paul Jewell | | | Stuart Pearce |