| Everton | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S2 | DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S3 | MD | Niclas Alexandersson | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | S1 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Duncan Ferguson | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Gascoigne | S1 | MD | Gary McAllister |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| S3 | DR | Tony Hibbert | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Gerard Houllier |