| Sheffield United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Chris Armstrong | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| DR | Chris Morgan | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | MD | Michael Tonge | | WR | David Bentley |
| S2 | AM | Paul Ifill | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Rob Hulse | | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| S1 | FD | Danny Webber | S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Christian Nade | S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| S2 | FD | Colin Kazim-Richards | | | |
| S3 | MD | Alan Quinn | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Mark Hughes |