| Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Craig Short |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | DR | Andy Todd |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Igor Biscan | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| AM | Harry Kewell | | MD | Martin Andresen |
| S3 | FD | Emile Heskey | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| S2 | FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Jon Stead |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | MD | Steven Reid |
| S2 | FD | Milan Baros | S2 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| S3 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S3 | FD | Andy Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Graeme Souness |