| Watford | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Daniel Bachmann | | GK | Emiliano Martinez |
| DR | Adam Masina | S1 | DR | Matt Targett |
| DR | William Troost-Ekong | | DR | Ezri Konsa |
| DR | Craig Cathcart | | DR | Tyrone Mings |
| DR | Christian Kabasele | | MD | Matty Cash |
| MD | Peter Etebo | | MD | John McGinn |
| S3 | MD | Tom Cleverley | | MD | Marvelous Nakamba |
| MD | Ken Sema | | WR | Ashley Young |
| S2 | MD | Juraj Kucka | S3 | WR | Emiliano Buendia |
| WR | Ismaila Sarr | | FD | Danny Ings |
| S1 | FD | Emmanuel Dennis | S2 | FD | Anwar El Ghazi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Cucho Hernandez | S1 | MD | Jacob Ramsey |
| S2 | MD | Dan Gosling | S2 | WR | Leon Bailey |
| S3 | FD | Troy Deeney | S3 | FD | Bertrand Traore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| Mgr | Xisco Munoz | | Mgr | Dean Smith |