| Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| S3 | DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | S1 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Danny Murphy | | MD | David Thompson |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Milan Baros | S1 | FD | Egil Ostenstad |
| S2 | MD | Igor Biscan | | | |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Graeme Souness |