| Sheffield United | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Hilario |
| DR | Chris Armstrong | | DR | Paulo Ferreira |
| S2 | DR | Leigh Bromby | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | John Terry |
| DR | Claude Davis | | DR | Ricardo Carvalho |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | MD | Michael Essien |
| S1 | MD | Michael Tonge | | MD | Michael Ballack |
| MD | Alan Quinn | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S3 | AM | Keith Gillespie | S2 | MD | Joe Cole |
| FD | Rob Hulse | S3 | WR | Arjen Robben |
| FD | Danny Webber | S1 | FD | Didier Drogba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nick Montgomery | S1 | FD | Salomon Kalou |
| S2 | DR | Rob Kozluk | S2 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S3 | FD | Steve Kabba | S3 | MD | Claude Makelele |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Jose Mourinho |