| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Peter Enckelman | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Rigobert Song |
| DR | Alan Thompson | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S1 | MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S2 | AM | Lee Hendrie | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Dion Dublin | S3 | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Erik Meijer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Merson | S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | DR | Steve Stone | S2 | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Titi Camara |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Gerard Houllier |