| Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Marek Cech |
| DR | Eric Lichaj | S3 | DR | Gonzalo Jara |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Gabriel Tamas |
| DR | James Collins | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| S1 | MD | Barry Bannan | | MD | Somen Tchoyi |
| MD | Jonathan Hogg | | MD | Graham Dorrans |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Chris Brunt |
| S3 | AM | Marc Albrighton | | AM | Jerome Thomas |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | FD | Marc-Antoine Fortune |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S2 | FD | Simon Cox |
| S3 | MD | Chris Herd | S3 | MD | Steven Reid |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gerard Houllier | | | Roberto Di Matteo |