| Aston Villa | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Stephen Bywater |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Jay McEveley |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Dean Leacock |
| S3 | DR | Zat Knight | S1 | DR | Claude Davis |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Darren Moore |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Matt Oakley |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Stephen Pearson |
| S1 | AM | Ashley Young | | FD | Steve Howard |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | FD | Craig Fagan |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Giles Barnes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Shaun Maloney | S1 | WR | Gary Teale |
| S2 | AM | Patrik Berger | S2 | FD | Rob Earnshaw |
| S3 | DR | Curtis Davies | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Billy Davies |