| Stoke City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S1 | DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Matthew Upson | S3 | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Charlie Adam |
| S3 | MD | Rory Delap | S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S2 | AM | Matthew Etherington | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| FD | Jon Walters | S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | S1 | FD | Andy Carroll |
| S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S3 | MD | Wilson Palacios | S3 | DR | Glen Johnson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Kenny Dalglish |