| Stoke City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Geoff Cameron | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S1 | WR | Michael Kightly | | MD | Jonjo Shelvey |
| S3 | WR | Matthew Etherington | S3 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | Suso |
| FD | Jon Walters | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | WR | Raheem Sterling |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S3 | DR | Ryan Shotton | S3 | MD | Joe Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Tony Pulis | | | Brendan Rodgers |