| Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Gael Givet |
| DR | Scott Dann | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | S3 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| FD | Cameron Jerome | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | Christian Benitez | | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Keith Fahey | S1 | MD | Keith Andrews |
| | | S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| | | S3 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Sam Allardyce |