| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | David James |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| WR | David Bentley | S2 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Sean Davis |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S3 | FD | John Utaka |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S3 | FD | Jason Roberts | S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Harry Redknapp |