| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Paul McShane | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| MD | Greg Halford | S1 | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Dickson Etuhu | S2 | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Liam Miller | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| WR | Ross Wallace | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S3 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S3 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| FD | Michael Chopra | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke | | FD | Andriy Voronin |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Anthony Stokes | S1 | DR | Daniel Agger |
| S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S3 | FD | David Connolly | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Rafael Benitez |