| Liverpool | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Dean Kiely |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Luke Young |
| S1 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| S3 | DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Chris Perry |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Matt Holland |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | AM | Graham Stuart |
| AM | Luis Garcia | S1 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| S2 | FD | Milan Baros | S3 | FD | Kevin Lisbie |
| FD | Djibril Cisse | S2 | FD | Shaun Bartlett |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | S1 | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S2 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Warnock | S3 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alan Curbishley |