| Liverpool | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Djimi Traore | S1 | DR | Ivan Guerrero |
| DR | Markus Babbel | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Paul Williams |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Richard Shaw |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S2 | MD | Youssef Chippo |
| MD | Nick Barmby | | MD | David Thompson |
| S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | | MD | Carlton Palmer |
| MD | Gary McAllister | S3 | MD | Gavin Strachan |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| S1 | FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| S2 | DR | Jamie Carragher | S2 | FD | Cedric Roussel |
| S3 | DR | Christian Ziege | S3 | MD | John Eustace |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Gordon Strachan |