| Aston Villa | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Kyle Walker | | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S1 | AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Jon Walters |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S1 | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| | | S3 | MD | Salif Diao |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Tony Pulis |