| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S3 | MD | Carl Robinson |
| S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Tommy Miller |
| MD | Momo Sissoko | | MD | Julio Arca |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S1 | AM | Liam Lawrence |
| S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse | | AM | Andy Welsh |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | S2 | FD | Andy Gray |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | S1 | FD | Stephen Elliott |
| S2 | DR | John Arne Riise | S2 | FD | Chris Brown |
| S3 | FD | Milan Baros | S3 | MD | Martin Woods |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Mick McCarthy |