| Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Bradley Orr | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Scott Dann | | DR | James Collins |
| DR | Grant Hanley | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S2 | MD | Radosav Petrovic | S2 | MD | Chris Herd |
| S1 | MD | Mauro Formica | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| AM | Junior Hoilett | S3 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | S1 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S2 | DR | Marcus Olsson | S2 | MD | Gary Gardner |
| | | S3 | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Kean | | | Alex McLeish |