| Wigan Athletic | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | S2 | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Maynor Figueroa | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Wilson Palacios | | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | WR | Olivier Kapo | S3 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S3 | WR | Daniel de Ridder | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Amr Zaki | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jason Koumas | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | DR | Ryan Taylor | S2 | DR | Curtis Davies |
| S3 | MD | Michael Brown | S3 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Martin O'Neill |