| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | WR | David Bentley | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | AM | Mark Gonzalez |
| S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| S2 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| S3 | DR | Stephane Henchoz | S3 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Rafael Benitez |