| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | James Milner | S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | AM | Ashley Young | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S1 | FD | John Carew | S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Mark Hughes |