| Birmingham City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | S3 | DR | Steve Finnan |
| S1 | DR | Mario Melchiot | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Damien Johnson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Stephen Clemence | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| AM | Julian Gray | S1 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| S3 | FD | Walter Pandiani | | FD | Milan Baros |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Olivier Tebily | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| S2 | MD | Mehdi Nafti | S2 | MD | Antonio Nunez |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Blake | S3 | DR | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Rafael Benitez |