| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Bernt Haas |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | S2 | DR | Darren Williams |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Emerson |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Jason McAteer |
| S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | S1 | MD | Julio Arca |
| S2 | MD | Danny Murphy | S3 | MD | Paul Thirlwell |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Niall Quinn |
| S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Gary McAllister | S1 | MD | Tommy Butler |
| S2 | AM | Patrik Berger | S2 | DR | George McCartney |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Wright | S3 | FD | Lilian Laslandes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Phil Thompson | | | Peter Reid |