| Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Ross Turnbull |
| S2 | DR | Andrea Dossena | S2 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| S3 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | David Wheater |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Mohamed Shawky |
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Robbie Keane | | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| FD | Fernando Torres | S1 | FD | Afonso Alves |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Babel | S1 | FD | Mido |
| S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | S2 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| S3 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S3 | MD | Didier Digard |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Gareth Southgate |