| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S1 | DR | Luke Young | | DR | Andrea Dossena |
| S2 | DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Curtis Davies | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| AM | Ashley Young | S3 | FD | Robbie Keane |
| FD | John Carew | S1 | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | James Milner | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | MD | Craig Gardner | S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| | | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Rafael Benitez |