| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Curtis Davies | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | David Edgar |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| S1 | MD | Craig Gardner | | WR | Damien Duff |
| AM | Ashley Young | | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| S3 | FD | John Carew | S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| S3 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Alan Shearer |