| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Gary Cahill | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | AM | Ashley Young | S1 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | John Carew | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| | | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| | | S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Rafael Benitez |