| West Ham United | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Robert Green | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | David Murphy |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Hayden Mullins | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington | | AM | James McFadden |
| S3 | FD | Dean Ashton | S2 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| S1 | FD | Carlton Cole | S1 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | Julien Faubert | S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S2 | FD | Henri Camara | S2 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S3 | DR | Jonathan Spector | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Alan Curbishley | | | Alex McLeish |