| Liverpool | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| S1 | DR | Andrea Dossena | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| S2 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Maynor Figueroa |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Wilson Palacios |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| WR | Albert Riera | S2 | WR | Olivier Kapo |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Keane | S1 | WR | Daniel de Ridder |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Amr Zaki |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S2 | MD | Michael Brown |
| S3 | DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | MD | Jason Koumas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Bruce |