| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | S3 | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Oguchi Onyewu | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Scott Parker | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| MD | James Milner | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S2 | WR | Damien Duff | S2 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| | | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Rafael Benitez |