| Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Nicky Hunt | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Ivan Campo | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Abdoulaye Meite | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | S3 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| FD | Kevin Davies | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S2 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos | S2 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| | | S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Rafael Benitez |