| Portsmouth | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | David Murphy |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Radhi Jaidi |
| S1 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| MD | Niko Kranjcar | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| MD | Pedro Mendes | | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| S2 | FD | Milan Baros | S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| S3 | FD | Jermain Defoe | S1 | FD | Mauro Zarate |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lassana Diarra | S1 | AM | James McFadden |
| S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S3 | DR | Lauren | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Alex McLeish |