| Cardiff City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Neil Etheridge | | GK | Alisson |
| DR | Lee Peltier | | DR | Andy Robertson |
| DR | Joe Bennett | S3 | DR | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| DR | Sean Morrison | | DR | Virgil van Dijk |
| DR | Bruno Ecuele Manga | | DR | Joel Matip |
| S2 | MD | Joe Ralls | | MD | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| MD | Aron Gunnarsson | S1 | MD | Naby Keita |
| MD | Victor Camarasa | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett | | WR | Sadio Mane |
| WR | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | | FD | Roberto Firmino |
| S1 | WR | Oumar Niasse | | FD | Mo Salah |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Kenneth Zohore | S2S1 | MD | Fabinho |
| S2 | AM | Leandro Bacuna | S2 | MD | James Milner |
| S3 | WR | Josh Murphy | S3 | DR | Joe Gomez |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Jurgen Klopp |