| West Ham United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| S2 | DR | Nigel Winterburn | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Tomas Repka | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Christian Dailly | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| MD | Michael Carrick | S3 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Joe Cole | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S3 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S1 | FD | Les Ferdinand | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Paolo Di Canio | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Frederic Kanoute | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| S2 | DR | Rufus Brevett | S2 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou |
| S3 | FD | Jermain Defoe | S3 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Gerard Houllier |