| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Chris Makin | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Stanislav Varga | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Stefan Schwarz | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| MD | Don Hutchison | S3 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| FD | Niall Quinn | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S1 | FD | Jari Litmanen |
| | | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| | | S3 | DR | Stephen Wright |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Gerard Houllier |