| Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Michel Salgado | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| S1 | DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | Phil Jones | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | David Dunn | | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett | S3 | MD | Jonathan Hogg |
| S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | El Hadji Diouf | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Pascal Chimbonda | S1 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S2 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf | S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| S3 | MD | Herold Goulon | S3 | MD | Chris Herd |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Gerard Houllier |