| Everton | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | GK | Pepe Reina | ||
| DR | Tony Hibbert | DR | Steve Finnan | ||
| DR | Gary Naysmith | DR | Fabio Aurelio | ||
| DR | Phil Neville | DR | Jamie Carragher | ||
| DR | Joseph Yobo | DR | Sami Hyypia | ||
| DR | Joleon Lescott | MD | Xabi Alonso | ||
| MD | Lee Carsley | MD | Steven Gerrard | ||
| S1 | MD | Leon Osman | S3 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| MD | Tim Cahill | AM | Luis Garcia | ||
| S2 | MD | Mikel Arteta | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | James Beattie | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| S2 | DR | Nuno Valente | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| David Moyes | Rafael Benitez | ||||