| Liverpool | Hull City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Boaz Myhill |
| DR | Andrea Dossena | | DR | Bernard Mendy |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Paul McShane |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | Kamil Zayatte |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Ian Ashbee |
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S3 | MD | Nick Barmby |
| S3 | MD | Javier Mascherano | | MD | Geovanni |
| S2 | WR | Albert Riera | S2 | MD | George Boateng |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Marlon King |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S1 | MD | Dean Marney |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Babel | S2 | MD | Peter Halmosi |
| S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S3 | FD | Dean Windass |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Phil Brown |