| Liverpool | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Liam Rosenior |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Marek Matejovsky |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Babel | S2 | AM | John Oster |
| FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Shane Long |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S2 | DR | John Arne Riise | S2 | WR | Jimmy Kebe |
| S3 | DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | MD | Kalifa Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Coppell |