| Portsmouth | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Gabriel Paletta |
| DR | Linvoy Primus | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Richard Hughes | S2 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S1 | MD | Matt Taylor | S1 | AM | Mark Gonzalez |
| S3 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar | S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S2 | WR | Nabil El Zhar |
| S3 | MD | Sean Davis | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Rafael Benitez |