| Stoke City | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | GK | Pepe Reina | ||
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | DR | Paul Konchesky | ||
| DR | Robert Huth | DR | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | ||
| DR | Danny Collins | DR | Jamie Carragher | ||
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | DR | Martin Skrtel | ||
| MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | MD | Raul Meireles | |
| MD | Rory Delap | MD | Steven Gerrard | ||
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | MD | Lucas Leiva | ||
| S2 | AM | Matthew Etherington | S2 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | FD | Fernando Torres | ||
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | FD | Dirk Kuyt | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Jon Walters | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | DR | Marc Wilson | S2 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Pulis | Roy Hodgson | ||||