| Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Myhre | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S3 | DR | Luke Young | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Matt Holland | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S2 | MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Andy Reid | S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| WR | Dennis Rommedahl | S1 | AM | Mark Gonzalez |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes | S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| S3 | DR | Souleymane Diawara | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Les Reed | | | Rafael Benitez |