| Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Michel Salgado | | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| S1 | DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S1 | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| MD | Keith Andrews | S2 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Chung-Yong Lee |
| FD | El Hadji Diouf | S3 | FD | Johan Elmander |
| S3 | FD | Nikola Kalinic | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Vince Grella | S1 | MD | Mark Davies |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | WR | Vladimir Weiss |
| S3 | MD | David Dunn | S3 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Owen Coyle |