| Liverpool | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Steve Simonsen |
| DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Wright | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Peter Clarke |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | David Weir |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| S2 | MD | Gary McAllister | | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | AM | David Ginola |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Phil Thompson | | | Walter Smith |