| Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Leighton Baines | S3 | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Johnny Heitinga | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | S1 | DR | Gael Givet |
| S2 | MD | Tim Cahill | | MD | David Dunn |
| S3 | MD | Leon Osman | | MD | Vince Grella |
| MD | Marouane Fellaini | | MD | Keith Andrews |
| MD | Jack Rodwell | S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| AM | Steven Pienaar | | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S1 | FD | Louis Saha | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jo | S1 | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S2 | DR | Tony Hibbert | S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| S3 | MD | Dan Gosling | S3 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Sam Allardyce |