| Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Scott Dann | S2 | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S3 | MD | Craig Gardner | S1 | DR | Phil Jones |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S2 | AM | James McFadden | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Cameron Jerome | S3 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| S1 | FD | Nikola Zigic | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer | S2 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf |
| S3 | MD | Keith Fahey | S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Sam Allardyce |