| Watford | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Alec Chamberlain | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Paul Robinson | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| S2 | DR | Des Lyttle | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Nigel Gibbs | | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| DR | Steve Palmer | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Rob Page | S1 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | David Perpetuini | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Charlie Miller | | MD | David Thompson |
| S3 | AM | Richard Johnson | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Xavier Gravelaine | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| S1 | FD | Heidar Helguson | S3 | FD | Titi Camara |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Michel Ngonge | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| S2 | MD | Tommy Smith | S2 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S3 | DR | Alex Bonnot | S3 | DR | Steve Staunton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graham Taylor | | | Gerard Houllier |