| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| S1 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | MD | Liam Miller |
| S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| FD | Fernando Torres | S3 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Steve Finnan | S2S1 | FD | Rade Prica |
| S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S2 | FD | Roy O'Donovan |
| S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Martyn Waghorn |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Roy Keane |