| Hull City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matt Duke | GK | Brad Friedel | ||
| DR | Andy Dawson | DR | Stephen Warnock | ||
| DR | Paul McShane | DR | Richard Dunne | ||
| DR | Steven Mouyokolo | DR | Carlos Cuellar | ||
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | DR | James Collins | ||
| MD | George Boateng | MD | James Milner | ||
| MD | Jimmy Bullard | S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov | |
| S2 | MD | Tom Cairney | AM | Stewart Downing | |
| S3 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | AM | Ashley Young | |
| FD | Craig Fagan | S2 | FD | John Carew | |
| S1 | FD | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Jozy Altidore | S1 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S2 | MD | Geovanni | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S3 | MD | Seyi Olofinjana | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Iain Dowie | Martin O'Neill | ||||