| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Craig Moore |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Scott Parker |
| MD | Momo Sissoko | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | AM | Mark Gonzalez | S2 | FD | Giuseppe Rossi |
| | | S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Glenn Roeder |