| Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Zat Knight |
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | David Dunn | S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S3 | WR | David Bentley | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steven Reid | S1 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Martin O'Neill |