| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | David James |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Anthony Vanden Borre |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| MD | David Dunn | S2 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Jamie O'Hara |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Michael Brown |
| S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Kevin-Prince Boateng |
| S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Frederic Piquionne |
| S3 | FD | Franco Di Santo | S1 | FD | Aruna Dindane |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Tommy Smith |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S3 | MD | Keith Andrews | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Paul Hart |