| Aston Villa | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | S2 | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Zat Knight |
| S2 | MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S1 | MD | James Milner | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | MD | Tamir Cohen |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | John Carew | | AM | Chung-Yong Lee |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S1 | FD | Johan Elmander |
| S2 | MD | Fabian Delph | S2 | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| S3 | MD | Craig Gardner | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Gary Megson |