| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Chris Samba | S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Keith Andrews | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | MD | Elano |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Robinho |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S3 | FD | Felipe Caicedo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S1 | DR | Micah Richards |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| | | S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Mark Hughes |