| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Paul Jones | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| MD | Danny Murphy | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Didi Hamann | S3 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Igor Biscan | S1 | MD | Gavin McCann |
| AM | Harry Kewell | | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S1 | FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S1 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S2 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou | S2 | FD | Stefan Moore |
| | | S3 | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | David O'Leary |