| Birmingham City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Stephen Kelly | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Rafael Schmitz | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Johan Djourou | | DR | Zat Knight |
| S2 | MD | Mehdi Nafti | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Fabrice Muamba | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S1 | MD | Wilson Palacios | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| WR | Olivier Kapo | | AM | Ashley Young |
| WR | Daniel de Ridder | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S3 | FD | Cameron Jerome | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Mikael Forssell | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | | |
| S3 | FD | Garry O'Connor | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Martin O'Neill |