| Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Leighton Baines | S2 | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| MD | Denny Landzaat | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S1 | MD | Josip Skoko | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| MD | Andreas Johansson | | WR | David Bentley |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| WR | David Cotterill | S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Wright | S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| | | S2 | DR | Andy Todd |
| | | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Mark Hughes |