| West Ham United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Robert Green | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| S1 | DR | George McCartney | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | James Tomkins | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Scott Parker | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Mark Noble | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| WR | Luis Boa Morte | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Dean Ashton | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Bobby Zamora | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | John Paintsil | S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S2 | FD | Carlton Cole | | | |
| S3 | FD | Freddie Sears | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Curbishley | | | Martin O'Neill |