| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Luke Young |
| S2 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Curtis Davies |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| WR | Albert Riera | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Fernando Torres | S3 | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S2 | DR | Daniel Agger | S2 | GK | Brad Guzan |
| S3 | FD | David N'Gog | S3 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Martin O'Neill |