| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | S1 | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Chris Samba |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Keith Andrews |
| S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Carlos Villanueva |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| AM | Ashley Young | S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | John Carew | S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S2 | DR | Martin Olsson |
| S3 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S3 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Paul Ince |