| Birmingham City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Kyle Walker |
| DR | David Murphy | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| MD | Keith Fahey | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| WR | David Bentley | S2 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nikola Zigic | S1 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer | S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Gerard Houllier |