| Liverpool | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Gary Speed |
| S3 | AM | Harry Kewell | S2 | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| S1 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S1 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | S1 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | S2 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| S3 | DR | Djimi Traore | S3 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sam Allardyce |