| Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Nicky Hunt | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Bruno N'Gotty | | DR | Josemi |
| DR | Radhi Jaidi | S2 | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Ivan Campo | S1 | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Gary Speed | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S3 | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| AM | Ricardo Gardner | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| FD | Henrik Pedersen | | AM | Luis Garcia |
| S1 | FD | Kevin Davies | | FD | Milan Baros |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Les Ferdinand | S1 | DR | Djimi Traore |
| S2 | MD | Kevin Nolan | S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S3 | DR | Fernando Hierro | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Rafael Benitez |