| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Alan Smith |
| MD | Lucas Leiva | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | WR | Damien Duff |
| S2 | FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | MD | Geremi |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| S3 | DR | Sami Hyypia | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Kevin Keegan |