| West Ham United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Robert Green | | GK | David James |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| S2 | DR | Herita Ilunga | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Nadir Belhadj |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| S3 | MD | Scott Parker | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Valon Behrami | S1 | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| MD | Jack Collison | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | MD | Sean Davis |
| FD | Carlton Cole | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S1 | FD | Freddie Sears | | FD | Jermain Defoe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | WR | Matthew Etherington | S1 | DR | Armand Traore |
| S2 | AM | Julien Faubert | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S3 | MD | Hayden Mullins | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gianfranco Zola | | | Tony Adams |