| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | S1 | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| S1 | DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Cacapa |
| DR | Curtis Davies | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Joey Barton |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Shaun Maloney | | MD | Alan Smith |
| S3 | AM | Ashley Young | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | John Carew | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Craig Gardner | S1 | GK | Steve Harper |
| S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S2 | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| S3 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Kevin Keegan |