| Sheffield United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | David James |
| DR | Rob Kozluk | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Derek Geary | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | S1 | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Claude Davis | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| DR | Chris Lucketti | S2 | MD | Sean Davis |
| MD | Nick Montgomery | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S2 | AM | Stephen Quinn | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| FD | Rob Hulse | | FD | Andy Cole |
| S1 | FD | Jon Stead | S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Christian Nade | S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S2 | MD | Michael Tonge | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| | | S3 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Neil Warnock | | | Harry Redknapp |