| Chelsea | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Paulo Ferreira | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Alex Dias da Costa | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Frank Lampard | | DR | James Collins |
| S2 | MD | Joe Cole | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | John Obi Mikel | | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | MD | Deco | S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S3 | AM | Yuri Zhirkov | | AM | Ashley Young |
| WR | Florent Malouda | S2 | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Michael Ballack | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Salomon Kalou | S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| S3 | DR | Patrick van Aanholt | S3 | DR | Habib Beye |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Carlos Ancelotti | | | Martin O'Neill |