| Portsmouth | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| S3 | DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Nadir Belhadj | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | Jamie O'Hara | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | Hassan Yebda | | MD | Rory Delap |
| WR | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S1 | FD | Frederic Piquionne | | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| FD | Aruna Dindane | S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S1 | MD | Salif Diao |
| S2 | FD | John Utaka | S2 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S3 | FD | Danny Webber | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Avram Grant | | | Tony Pulis |