| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Shay Given |
| S3 | DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | S3 | FD | Albert Luque |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | S1 | DR | Titus Bramble |
| S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S3 | DR | Josemi | S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Graeme Souness |