| Liverpool | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Andrea Dossena | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | S1 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Seyi Olofinjana |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S1 | WR | Albert Riera | | MD | Rory Delap |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Keane | S2 | AM | Liam Lawrence |
| FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Babel | S1 | DR | Leon Cort |
| S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S2 | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| | | S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Tony Pulis |