| Liverpool | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | GK | Thomas Sorensen | ||
| DR | Christian Ziege | DR | Chris Makin | ||
| DR | Markus Babbel | DR | Michael Gray | ||
| DR | Rigobert Song | DR | Darren Williams | ||
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | DR | Jody Craddock | ||
| DR | Jamie Carragher | DR | Emerson | ||
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | MD | Don Hutchison | |
| S3 | MD | Bernard Diomede | MD | Julio Arca | |
| MD | Nick Barmby | AM | Kevin Kilbane | ||
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | FD | Niall Quinn | |
| FD | Michael Owen | FD | Kevin Phillips | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Danny Murphy | |||
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | |||
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gerard Houllier | Peter Reid | ||||