| Reading | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S3 | DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| S1 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | S3 | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Jack Hobbs |
| MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| S2 | FD | Bobby Convey | S1 | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Andriy Voronin |
| FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | WR | Harry Kewell |
| S2 | FD | Leroy Lita | S2 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S3 | MD | Kalifa Cisse | S3 | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Rafael Benitez |