| Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Emiliano Insua | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S3 | MD | Xabi Alonso | | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| WR | Albert Riera | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| S1 | FD | Fernando Torres | | MD | Keith Andrews |
| S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | | WR | Keith Treacy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S1 | WR | Aaron Doran-Cogan |
| S2 | FD | David N'Gog | S2 | MD | Carlos Villanueva |
| S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S3 | MD | Vince Grella |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sam Allardyce |