| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Sebastien Bassong |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Alan Smith |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S3 | MD | Javier Mascherano | S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| S1 | WR | Albert Riera | S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Babel | S1 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S2 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S3 | FD | David N'Gog | S3 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Alan Shearer |