| Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Vince Grella | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S1 | WR | Albert Riera |
| S3 | FD | Franco Di Santo | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Junior Hoilett | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | FD | Nikola Kalinic | S2 | WR | Nabil El Zhar |
| S3 | MD | Keith Andrews | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Rafael Benitez |