| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S2 | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Steven Reid | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| WR | David Bentley | | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S1 | FD | Paul Dickov | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Shefki Kuqi | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| | | S2 | AM | Harry Kewell |
| | | S3 | DR | Jan Kromkamp |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Rafael Benitez |