| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Jonathan Grounds | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Robert Huth | S1 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| S1 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S3 | FD | Andriy Voronin |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ben Hutchinson | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| | | S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| | | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Rafael Benitez |