| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| MD | Peter Whittingham | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S2 | FD | Dion Dublin | S2 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Gerard Houllier |