| Stoke City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Carl Dickinson | S1 | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Leon Cort | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Curtis Davies |
| MD | Seyi Olofinjana | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| AM | Liam Lawrence | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Salif Diao | S1 | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| S2 | FD | Mamady Sidibe | | | |
| S3 | FD | Richard Cresswell | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Martin O'Neill |