| Watford | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Andreas Isaksson |
| DR | Lloyd Doyley | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Chris Powell | S3 | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Clarke Carlisle | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Jay DeMerit | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S1 | MD | Damien Francis | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Al Bangura | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Gavin Mahon | | MD | Michael Johnson |
| S3 | MD | Douglas Rinaldi | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| WR | Hameur Bouazza | S1 | FD | DaMarcus Beasley |
| FD | Marlon King | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S2S1 | FD | Steve Kabba | S2S1 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| S2 | FD | Tamas Priskin | S2 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| S3 | DR | Danny Shittu | S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Aidy Boothroyd | | | Stuart Pearce |