| Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| S2 | DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Michael Brown | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Denny Landzaat | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | WR | David Bentley |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Marcus Bent | S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3S1 | FD | Julius Aghahowa | S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S2 | MD | Salomon Olembe | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S3 | DR | Andreas Granqvist | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Mark Hughes |