| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Doni Marangon | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Jon Flanagan | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| S3 | DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Eric Lichaj |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | James Collins |
| S2 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey | | DR | Nathan Baker |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | MD | Chris Herd |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | S3 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S1 | AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| FD | Luis Suarez | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andy Carroll | S1 | MD | Gary Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| S3 | DR | Daniel Agger | S3 | WR | Samir Carruthers |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Alex McLeish |