| Portsmouth | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Boris Zivkovic | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Sebastien Schemmel | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S1 | DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Quashie | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| AM | Steve Stone | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| AM | Patrik Berger | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| FD | Teddy Sheringham | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Hayden Foxe | S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| S2 | MD | Tim Sherwood | S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Gerard Houllier |