| Portsmouth | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Jamie Ashdown | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Anthony Vanden Borre | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Ricardo Rocha | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | DR | Chris Samba |
| MD | Jamie O'Hara | | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | Hayden Mullins | | DR | Phil Jones |
| MD | Michael Brown | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| S1 | MD | Richard Hughes | S1 | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| MD | Angelos Basinas | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | FD | John Utaka | | FD | Jason Roberts |
| FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Lennard Sowah | S1 | MD | Vince Grella |
| S2 | FD | Frederic Piquionne | S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| | | S3 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Avram Grant | | | Sam Allardyce |