| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| WR | David Bentley | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | WR | Harry Kewell |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Rafael Benitez |