| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Luke Young | S2 | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | James Milner | S1 | MD | Alberto Aquilani |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| FD | John Carew | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S2 | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| | | S3 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Rafael Benitez |