| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| S3 | AM | Harry Kewell | S2 | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| FD | Milan Baros | S1 | FD | Patrick Kluivert |
| S2 | FD | Neil Mellor | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Antonio Nunez | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S3 | DR | Djimi Traore | S3 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Graeme Souness |