| Blackburn Rovers | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Ali Al Habsi |
| DR | Michel Salgado | S1 | DR | Ronnie Stam |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Maynor Figueroa |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Steve Gohouri |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Antolin Alcaraz |
| DR | Phil Jones | | DR | Gary Caldwell |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Hendry Thomas |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Jordi Gomez |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S2 | MD | Mohamed Diame |
| S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf | | FD | Hugo Rodallega |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Mauro Boselli |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | S2 | FD | Franco Di Santo |
| S3 | DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Roberto Martinez |