| Liverpool | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | David James |
| DR | John Arne Riise | S1 | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S3 | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S2 | WR | Harry Kewell | | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S3 | FD | Fernando Torres | S2 | FD | John Utaka |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Babel | S1 | DR | Lauren |
| S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Harry Redknapp |