| Liverpool | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Brian Priske |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Jhon Viafara |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | S3 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Fernando Morientes | S1 | MD | Zvonimir Vukic |
| S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso | S2 | FD | Collins Mbesuma |
| S3 | DR | Josemi | S3 | MD | Giannis Skopelitis |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alain Perrin |