| Portsmouth | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Andreas Isaksson |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Micah Richards |
| S2 | DR | Djimi Traore | S3 | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Noe Pamarot | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Sean Davis | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Joey Barton |
| S1 | MD | Pedro Mendes | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Matt Taylor | | MD | Ousmane Dabo |
| S3 | FD | Andy Cole | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| FD | Lomana LuaLua | | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Lauren | S1 | FD | DaMarcus Beasley |
| S2 | MD | Niko Kranjcar | S2 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S3 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Stuart Pearce |