| Liverpool | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | John Paintsil |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | S2 | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Danny Gabbidon |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S2 | AM | Luis Garcia | | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| S2 | AM | Mark Gonzalez | S2 | DR | Tyrone Mears |
| S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S3 | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alan Pardew |