| Liverpool | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Antti Niemi |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Jason Dodd |
| DR | Jon Otsemobor | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | S1 | DR | Claus Lundekvam |
| MD | Vladimir Smicer | | DR | Michael Svensson |
| MD | Danny Murphy | | MD | Rory Delap |
| S1 | MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | David Prutton |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| MD | Igor Biscan | S3 | FD | James Beattie |
| FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | FD | Marians Pahars |
| S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S1 | MD | Chris Marsden |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S2 | AM | Fabrice Fernandes |
| | | S3 | FD | Agustin Delgado |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Gordon Strachan |