| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S2 | DR | Kyle Walker | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| S1 | MD | Jean Makoun | S1 | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Joey Barton |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Nile Ranger |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Cuellar | S2 | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| S3 | MD | Robert Pires | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Alan Pardew |