| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| S2 | DR | Luke Young | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Grant Hanley |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | David Dunn |
| MD | Fabian Delph | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S3 | FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | David Goodwillie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S1 | MD | Mauro Formica |
| S2 | DR | Ciaran Clark | S2 | MD | Radosav Petrovic |
| S3 | MD | Barry Bannan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Steve Kean |