| Southampton | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Paul Jones | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Jason Dodd | S2 | DR | Stephen Wright |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Chris Marsden | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S1 | MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Anders Svensson | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| AM | Paul Telfer | S3 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| FD | James Beattie | | FD | Jari Litmanen |
| S2 | FD | Marians Pahars | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Matt Oakley | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | FD | Brett Ormerod | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| | | S3 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Phil Thompson |