| Crystal Palace | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Tony Popovic | S3 | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Gonzalo Sorondo | S2 | DR | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Aki Riihilahti | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Tom Soares | | MD | John Welsh |
| AM | Wayne Routledge | | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| AM | Michael Hughes | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Ben Watson | S1 | MD | Darren Potter |
| | | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| | | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Iain Dowie | | | Rafael Benitez |