| Blackpool | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Richard Kingson | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Stephen Crainey | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Neal Eardley | | DR | Martin Kelly |
| DR | Ian Evatt | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Craig Cathcart | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | David Vaughan | | MD | Raul Meireles |
| MD | Charlie Adam | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S1 | WR | Elliot Grandin | S2 | MD | Christian Poulsen |
| S2 | FD | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | | AM | Milan Jovanovic |
| S3 | FD | Luke Varney | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | DJ Campbell | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Matt Phillips | S1 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey |
| S2 | DR | Alex Baptiste | S2 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S3 | MD | Keith Southern | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ian Holloway | | | Kenny Dalglish |