| Liverpool | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | Jon Otsemobor | | DR | Simon Charlton |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | S1 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | | DR | Emerson |
| MD | Danny Murphy | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Didi Hamann | S2 | MD | Youri Djorkaeff |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Per Frandsen |
| MD | Igor Biscan | S3 | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S2 | AM | Ibrahim Ba |
| S3 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S3 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Sam Allardyce |