| Blackburn Rovers | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Steve Simonsen |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Keith Andrews | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| S3 | AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | MD | Rory Delap |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Vincent Pericard |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | MD | Tom Soares |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | MD | Michael Tonge |
| S3 | DR | Danny Simpson | S3 | MD | Seyi Olofinjana |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Tony Pulis |