| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | James Collins | S2 | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | James Milner | | DR | Grant Hanley |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | David Dunn |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | MD | Amine Linganzi |
| AM | Ashley Young | | MD | Keith Andrews |
| S2 | FD | John Carew | | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Luke Young | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | DR | Phil Jones |
| S3 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S3 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Sam Allardyce |