| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Emiliano Insua | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| AM | Maxi Rodriguez | S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| WR | Ryan Babel | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Alberto Aquilani | S1 | DR | Paulo da Silva |
| S2 | FD | David N'Gog | S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S3 | WR | Nabil El Zhar | S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Bruce |