| Liverpool | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | David James |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | David Thompson |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S1 | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S2 | AM | Luis Garcia | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S1 | MD | Manuel Fernandes |
| S2 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S3 | MD | Danny Guthrie | S3 | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Harry Redknapp |