| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S3 | DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | David Rozehnal | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S1 | MD | Emre Belozoglu | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Geremi | S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| MD | Alan Smith | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | WR | Harry Kewell |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Joey Barton | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S2 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Carr | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Rafael Benitez |