| Wigan Athletic | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | DR | Curtis Davies |
| MD | Michael Brown | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S2 | MD | Denny Landzaat | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | MD | Shaun Maloney |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | S3 | AM | Ashley Young |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Marcus Bent | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Julius Aghahowa | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| S2 | MD | Salomon Olembe | S2 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| | | S3 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Martin O'Neill |