| Liverpool | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Eric Lichaj |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Matthew Lowton |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | Nathan Baker |
| S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| MD | Joe Allen | S2 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S1 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey | | MD | Chris Herd |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | AM | Brett Holman |
| WR | Raheem Sterling | | FD | Christian Benteke |
| FD | Luis Suarez | S3 | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Joe Cole | S1 | MD | Fabian Delph |
| S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | MD | Karim El Ahmadi |
| | | S3 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brendan Rodgers | | | Paul Lambert |