| Chelsea | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Carlo Cudicini | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | S3 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Graeme Le Saux | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Marcel Desailly | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | William Gallas | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Frank Lampard | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Emmanuel Petit | S1 | MD | Salif Diao |
| S1 | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer | | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S2 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mario Stanic | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | AM | Gianfranco Zola | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S3 | FD | Carlton Cole | S3 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Claudio Ranieri | | | Gerard Houllier |