| Sheffield United | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Robert Green |
| DR | Derek Geary | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Chris Armstrong | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| S1 | DR | Claude Davis | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Nick Montgomery | S3 | MD | Mark Noble |
| MD | Michael Tonge | S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S3 | FD | Colin Kazim-Richards | S1 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| FD | Jon Stead | | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| S2 | FD | Christian Nade | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Chris Morgan | S1 | WR | Luis Boa Morte |
| S2 | MD | Alan Quinn | S2 | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| S3 | FD | Danny Webber | S3 | FD | Blanco Kepa Gonzalez |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Alan Curbishley |