| Liverpool | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Nico Vaesen |
| S2 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Martin Grainger |
| S1 | DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Darren Purse |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| MD | Didi Hamann | S2 | MD | Damien Johnson |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | AM | Paul Devlin |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S3 | FD | Stern John |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | FD | Geoff Horsfield |
| S2 | MD | Salif Diao | S2 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S3 | AM | Patrik Berger | S3 | MD | Darren Carter |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Steve Bruce |