| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S1 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Alan Wright |
| S3 | DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Alpay Ozalan |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Gary McAllister | | MD | Hassan Kachloul |
| S2 | MD | Nick Barmby | S1 | FD | Paul Merson |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gregory Vignal | S1 | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| S2 | FD | Michael Owen | S2 | DR | Steve Staunton |
| S3 | MD | Danny Murphy | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | John Gregory |