| Liverpool | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Daniele Padelli | | GK | Darren Randolph |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Luke Young |
| S2 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Madjid Bougherra |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | MD | Matt Holland |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Alex Song |
| S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S3 | MD | Zheng Zhi |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S2 | WR | Lloyd Sam |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | S1 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso | S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alan Pardew |