| Portsmouth | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Jamie Ashdown | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| S1 | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| MD | Matt Taylor | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| MD | Aliou Cisse | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Giannis Skopelitis | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Richard Hughes | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | S2 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| S2 | AM | Steve Stone | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| FD | Diomansy Kamara | S3 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Linvoy Primus | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| S2 | AM | Patrik Berger | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alain Perrin | | | Rafael Benitez |