| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Paul Konchesky | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| S3 | DR | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | S1 | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Raul Meireles | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Lucas Leiva | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S1 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez | | MD | Jonathan Hogg |
| WR | Ryan Babel | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| FD | David N'Gog | S3 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | S1 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| S2 | MD | Joe Cole | S2 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S3 | DR | Martin Kelly | S3 | FD | John Carew |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Roy Hodgson | | | Gerard Houllier |