| Liverpool | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Robert Green |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | S1 | DR | Matthew Upson |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Mark Noble |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Babel | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S3 | FD | Fernando Torres | | WR | Luis Boa Morte |
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | DR | Jonathan Spector |
| S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | FD | Dean Ashton |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alan Curbishley |