| Derby County | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Lewis Price | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Jay McEveley | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Dean Leacock | | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| S2 | DR | Darren Moore | S1 | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S1 | MD | Stephen Pearson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| WR | Eddie Lewis | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S3 | WR | Gary Teale | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| FD | Steve Howard | S2 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| FD | Kenny Miller | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Giles Barnes | S3 | FD | Andriy Voronin |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Michael Johnson | S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S2 | MD | Benny Feilhaber | S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| S3 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Rafael Benitez |