| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Keith Andrews | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S3 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S1 | WR | Nabil El Zhar |
| S2 | MD | Johann Vogel | S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S3 | WR | Keith Treacy | S3 | WR | Albert Riera |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Ince | | | Rafael Benitez |