| Aston Villa | Blackpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Richard Kingson |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Rob Edwards |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | S2 | DR | Dekel Keinan |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | MD | Chris Basham |
| DR | Ciaran Clark | | MD | Keith Southern |
| DR | James Collins | | MD | Ludovic Sylvestre |
| S3 | MD | Barry Bannan | | AM | Matt Phillips |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Dave Carney |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S2 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S3 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S1 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | MD | Charlie Adam |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | DR | Ian Evatt |
| S3 | DR | Eric Lichaj | S3 | FD | DJ Campbell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Ian Holloway |