| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Emiliano Insua | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S1 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| WR | Albert Riera | | MD | Andy Reid |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S1 | FD | David N'Gog | S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S1 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Babel | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S3 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S3 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Ricky Sbragia |