| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Peter Enckelman |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Alan Wright |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| MD | Danny Murphy | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Ian Taylor |
| S3 | MD | Salif Diao | | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S2 | FD | Neil Mellor | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | S1 | FD | Stefan Moore |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| S3 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Graham Taylor |