| Portsmouth | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Dean Kiely | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Brian Priske | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| S3 | DR | Linvoy Primus | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S2 | MD | Andres D'Alessandro | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Matt Taylor | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Richard Hughes | S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| MD | Sean Davis | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| FD | Svetoslav Todorov | S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S2 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Ognjen Koroman | S1 | DR | Jan Kromkamp |
| S2 | AM | Wayne Routledge | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Rafael Benitez |