| Liverpool | Sheffield United |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | Paddy Kenny |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Derek Geary |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Chris Armstrong |
| S3 | DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Rob Kozluk |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Phil Jagielka |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S2 | DR | Chris Lucketti |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Nick Montgomery |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Michael Tonge |
| AM | Mark Gonzalez | | MD | Ahmed Fathy |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | AM | Stephen Quinn |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Rob Hulse |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Colin Kazim-Richards |
| S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso | S2 | DR | Chris Morgan |
| S3 | DR | Daniel Agger | S3 | FD | Jon Stead |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Neil Warnock |