| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S1 | DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | David Edgar | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| WR | Damien Duff | | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S3 | FD | Michael Owen | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S2 | MD | Geremi | S2 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S3 | WR | Kazenga LuaLua | S3 | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Kinnear | | | Rafael Benitez |