| Chelsea | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Colin Doyle |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Ashley Cole | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Ricardo Carvalho | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| S2 | MD | Michael Essien | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Frank Lampard | S3 | MD | Mehdi Nafti |
| S3 | WR | Florent Malouda | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | WR | Olivier Kapo |
| S1 | FD | Claudio Pizarro | S2 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| FD | Salomon Kalou | | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Didier Drogba | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S2 | MD | John Obi Mikel | S2 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S3 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S3 | WR | Daniel de Ridder |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Steve Bruce |