| Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | David James |
| S1 | DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| S2 | MD | Craig Gardner | S2 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| AM | Ashley Young | | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| FD | John Carew | S1 | FD | John Utaka |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S2 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Harry Redknapp |