| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Jan Kromkamp | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| S3 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | James Milner |
| S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S3 | MD | Steven Davis |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| S2 | MD | Momo Sissoko | S2 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Warnock | S3 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | David O'Leary |