| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Stuart Taylor | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S2 | DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S1 | DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| AM | Ashley Young | S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| FD | John Carew | S2 | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gary Cahill | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | S2 | FD | Andriy Voronin |
| | | S3 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Rafael Benitez |