| Everton | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| S2 | DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Abdoulaye Meite |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | S1 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | S3 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S1 | MD | Thomas Gravesen | S2 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| MD | Tim Cahill | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| AM | Steven Pienaar | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andrew Johnson | S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S2 | DR | Tony Hibbert | S2 | MD | Gavin McCann |
| S3 | FD | James Vaughan | S3 | DR | Joey O'Brien |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Gary Megson |