| Aston Villa | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Ryan Shotton |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Eric Lichaj | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Nathan Baker | | MD | Wilson Palacios |
| S3 | MD | Chris Herd | S3 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S2 | MD | Barry Bannan | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| FD | Andreas Weimann | | FD | Jon Walters |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Gary Gardner | S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S3 | FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Tony Pulis |