| Portsmouth | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S1 | DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| DR | Nadir Belhadj | | DR | Scott Dann |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| MD | Jamie O'Hara | S2 | MD | Michel Madera |
| S3 | MD | Michael Brown | | MD | Keith Fahey |
| FD | Frederic Piquionne | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Danny Webber | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| FD | Aruna Dindane | S3 | FD | Christian Benitez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Angelos Basinas | S1 | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| S2 | WR | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S3 | AM | James McFadden |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Avram Grant | | | Alex McLeish |