| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Kyle Walker | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Ciaran Clark | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S1 | DR | Nathan Baker | | DR | Grant Hanley |
| S2 | MD | Robert Pires | | MD | Jermaine Jones |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | MD | Vince Grella |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S3 | MD | Keith Andrews |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| AM | Marc Albrighton | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S3 | FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Fabian Delph | S1 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S3 | FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Steve Kean |