| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Ben Alnwick | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S2 | DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Christian Bassila | S3 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Danny Collins | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S1 | MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| S3 | AM | Liam Lawrence | | AM | Luis Garcia |
| FD | Jon Stead | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Chris Brown | S1 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Andy Welsh | S1 | AM | Harry Kewell |
| S2 | DR | Nyron Nosworthy | S2 | DR | Djimi Traore |
| S3 | FD | Andy Gray | S3 | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Rafael Benitez |