| Liverpool | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Steve Finnan | S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Michael Brown |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Denny Landzaat |
| S2 | MD | Javier Mascherano | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S3 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| S1 | WR | Harry Kewell | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Marcus Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | MD | Jason Koumas |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Bruce |