| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Robert Huth | S2 | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Matty Bates | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| DR | David Wheater | S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S3 | MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | WR | Nabil El Zhar |
| S1 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marlon King | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S3 | MD | Josh Walker | S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Rafael Benitez |