| Birmingham City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Keith Fahey | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Teemu Tainio | S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S2 | FD | Garry O'Connor | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3S1 | MD | Lee Carsley | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Christian Benitez | | | |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Phillips | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Martin O'Neill |