| Aston Villa | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Petr Cech |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Branislav Ivanovic |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| S1 | DR | Richard Dunne | S2 | DR | Paulo Ferreira |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | John Terry |
| S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Michael Essien |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | S3 | MD | Ramires |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | John Obi Mikel |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | WR | Florent Malouda |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | WR | Gael Kakuta |
| S2 | FD | John Carew | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ciaran Clark | S1 | AM | Yuri Zhirkov |
| S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S2 | DR | Jose Bosingwa |
| S3 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S3 | MD | Josh McEachran |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Carlos Ancelotti |