| Watford | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Tom Heaton |
| DR | Kiko Femenia | S2 | DR | Matt Targett |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | | DR | Ezri Konsa |
| S3 | DR | Craig Cathcart | | DR | Kortney Hause |
| DR | Christian Kabasele | | MD | Douglas Luiz |
| MD | Abdoulaye Doucoure | S3 | MD | Henri Lansbury |
| S1 | MD | Will Hughes | | MD | Conor Hourihane |
| MD | Etienne Capoue | S1 | MD | Jota |
| WR | Ismaila Sarr | | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| FD | Gerard Deulofeu | | AM | Jack Grealish |
| FD | Troy Deeney | | FD | Wesley |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S2S1 | MD | Nathaniel Chalobah | S1 | FD | Anwar El Ghazi |
| S2 | DR | Craig Dawson | S2 | DR | Frederic Guilbert |
| S3 | DR | Adam Masina | S3 | FD | Jonathan Kodjia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Nigel Pearson | | | Dean Smith |