| Stoke City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Gael Givet |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | DR | Phil Jones |
| S3 | MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | AM | Matthew Etherington | S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | Jon Walters | | FD | Mame Biram Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S1 | DR | Martin Olsson |
| S2 | DR | Marc Wilson | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| S3 | MD | Glenn Whelan | S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Sam Allardyce |