| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | David James |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | S1 | DR | Nadir Belhadj |
| DR | Gael Givet | S3 | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Vince Grella | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Keith Andrews | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | MD | Sean Davis |
| FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S1 | FD | John Utaka |
| | | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| | | S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Paul Hart |