| Liverpool | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Ivan Campo |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S1 | MD | Gary Speed |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | WR | Ricardo Gardner |
| S1 | AM | Mark Gonzalez | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | S1 | MD | Idan Tal |
| S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | S2 | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S3 | MD | Andranik Teymourian |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sam Allardyce |