| Aston Villa | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Petr Cech |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Juliano Belletti |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | John Terry |
| DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Alex Dias da Costa |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Claude Makelele |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Michael Essien |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | MD | John Obi Mikel |
| FD | Luke Moore | | WR | Florent Malouda |
| S1 | FD | John Carew | S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Didier Drogba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov | S1 | FD | Claudio Pizarro |
| | | S2 | MD | Joe Cole |
| | | S3 | FD | Salomon Kalou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Jose Mourinho |