| Blackburn Rovers | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Bunn | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S2 | DR | Adam Henley | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Grant Hanley | | DR | Ryan Shotton |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| MD | Jason Lowe | | DR | Robert Huth |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| S3 | MD | David Dunn | S2 | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Mauro Formica | S3 | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S1 | MD | Radosav Petrovic | S1 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Jon Walters |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | David Goodwillie | S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S2 | DR | Gael Givet | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S3 | FD | Ruben Rochina | S3 | MD | Salif Diao |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Kean | | | Tony Pulis |