| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Momo Sissoko | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S2 | AM | Luis Garcia | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | FD | Milan Baros |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S1 | MD | Didier Agathe |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | FD | Chris Sutton |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S3 | MD | Steven Davis |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Martin O'Neill |