| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | John Curtis | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Craig Short | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Henning Berg | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S1 | MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | David Dunn | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| WR | Keith Gillespie | S1 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Matt Jansen | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Craig Hignett | S1 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Bent | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Graeme Souness | | | Phil Thompson |