| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Andrea Dossena |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S1 | MD | Teemu Tainio | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| MD | Andy Reid | S1 | MD | Damien Plessis |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S2 | FD | Robbie Keane |
| FD | Daryl Murphy | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards | S2 | WR | Nabil El Zhar |
| S3 | FD | Michael Chopra | S3 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Rafael Benitez |