| Liverpool | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| S2 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Josemi | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | MD | Muzzy Izzet |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S3 | MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Harry Kewell | S2 | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | AM | Julian Gray |
| S1 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Steve Finnan | S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S2 | FD | Neil Mellor | S2 | MD | Darren Anderton |
| S3 | MD | Igor Biscan | S3 | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Bruce |