| Aston Villa | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Robert Green |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Danny Gabbidon |
| DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S2 | MD | Craig Gardner | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| AM | Ashley Young | S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| S1 | FD | Luke Moore | | FD | Dean Ashton |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | FD | Henri Camara |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Shaun Maloney | S1 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | S2 | WR | Luis Boa Morte |
| | | S3 | MD | Mark Noble |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Alan Curbishley |