| Southampton | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Antti Niemi | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Jason Dodd | S2 | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| S1 | DR | Graeme Le Saux | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Michael Svensson | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | David Prutton | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| AM | Paul Telfer | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| S2 | WR | Neil McCann | | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Phillips | S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | James Beattie | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Higginbotham | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | MD | Anders Svensson | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S3 | MD | Jo Tessem | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Sturrock | | | Gerard Houllier |