| Liverpool | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Mark Bosnich | ||
| S1 | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | DR | Steve Watson | |
| S2 | DR | Rigobert Song | DR | Alan Wright | |
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Colin Calderwood | ||
| DR | Dominic Matteo | DR | Gareth Southgate | ||
| MD | Jamie Carragher | MD | Ian Taylor | ||
| MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Mark Draper | ||
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | |
| AM | Paul Ince | AM | Steve Stone | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | FD | Dion Dublin | ||
| FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle | S2 | FD | Julian Joachim | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Oyvind Leonhardsen | S1 | FD | Paul Merson |
| S2 | MD | Sean Dundee | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gerard Houllier | John Gregory | ||||