| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Wayne Hennessey | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | George Elokobi | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Ronald Zubar | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Christophe Berra | | DR | James Collins |
| S1 | MD | David Edwards | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | Karl Henry | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Segundo Castillo | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S2 | WR | Michael Kightly | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S3 | FD | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Nenad Milijas | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | MD | Greg Halford | | | |
| S3 | FD | Chris Iwelumo | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mick McCarthy | | | Martin O'Neill |