| Portsmouth | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Anthony Vanden Borre | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Lennard Sowah | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | DR | James Collins |
| S3 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Michael Brown | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S2 | MD | Kevin-Prince Boateng | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| MD | Hassan Yebda | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | John Utaka | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Tommy Smith | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | DR | Joel Ward | S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| S3 | WR | Matt Ritchie | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Avram Grant | | | Martin O'Neill |