| Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Anthony Barness | S1 | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Simon Charlton | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Mike Whitlow | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Gudni Bergsson | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Paul Warhurst | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S3 | MD | Kevin Nolan | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | MD | Per Frandsen | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| MD | Bo Hansen | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| AM | Ricardo Gardner | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S1 | FD | Michael Ricketts | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Dean Holdsworth | S1 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S2 | MD | Gareth Farrelly | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S3 | DR | Djibril Diawara | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Gerard Houllier |