| Aston Villa | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Ali Al Habsi |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | S1 | DR | Joey O'Brien |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S3 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | AM | Ashley Young | | FD | Heidar Helguson |
| S1 | FD | John Carew | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S1 | MD | Tamir Cohen |
| S2 | AM | Patrik Berger | | | |
| S3 | AM | Wayne Routledge | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Gary Megson |