| Liverpool | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Steve Finnan | S1 | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| S1 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Vincent Candela |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Mauricio Pellegrino | S3 | DR | Fernando Hierro |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S3 | MD | Antonio Nunez | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Igor Biscan | S2 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| S2 | MD | John Welsh | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S1 | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | S2 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| S3 | FD | Fernando Morientes | S3 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sam Allardyce |