| West Ham United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Robert Green | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Herita Ilunga | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| S1 | DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | James Tomkins | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Scott Parker | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Mark Noble | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | MD | Valon Behrami | S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| AM | Julien Faubert | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| FD | Carlton Cole | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S3 | FD | Alessandro Diamanti | S3 | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Zavon Hines | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Gabbidon | S1 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| S2 | MD | Radoslav Kovac | S2 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| S3 | MD | Kieron Dyer | S3 | WR | Albert Riera |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gianfranco Zola | | | Rafael Benitez |