| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Josemi | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Mauricio Pellegrino | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba |
| S3 | MD | Antonio Nunez | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S2 | MD | Igor Biscan | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | S3 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Djibril Cisse | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Milan Baros | S1 | FD | Luke Moore |
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | S2 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S3 | DR | Steve Finnan | S3 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | David O'Leary |