| Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Matty Bates |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| MD | Momo Sissoko | | MD | Doriva |
| S2 | AM | Harry Kewell | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| S3 | FD | Fernando Morientes | | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | S1 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S2 | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| S3 | DR | Josemi | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve McClaren |