| Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Warnock | S1 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| DR | Mauricio Pellegrino | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | FD | Milan Baros | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | S2 | FD | Jon Stead |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | John Arne Riise | S1 | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| S2 | MD | Antonio Nunez | S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| S3 | MD | Igor Biscan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Mark Hughes |