| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Steven Davis | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| S2 | MD | Eirik Bakke | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| FD | Milan Baros | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| | | S3 | AM | Harry Kewell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Rafael Benitez |