| Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| S1 | DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Maynor Figueroa | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Paul Scharner | S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Keith Andrews |
| MD | Michael Brown | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S3 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Amr Zaki | | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S1 | MD | David Dunn |
| S2 | FD | Henri Camara | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S3 | WR | Daniel de Ridder | S3 | WR | Keith Treacy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Paul Ince |