| Sunderland | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lionel Perez | GK | Russell Hoult | ||
| S2 | DR | Gareth Hall | DR | Chris Powell | |
| DR | Dariusz Kubicki | DR | Jacob Laursen | ||
| DR | Andy Melville | DR | Gary Rowett | ||
| DR | Richard Ord | DR | Paul McGrath | ||
| DR | Paul Bracewell | S1 | DR | Igor Stimac | |
| S1 | DR | Kevin Ball | DR | Christian Dailly | |
| MD | Alex Rae | S3 | MD | Sean Flynn | |
| MD | Martin Smith | MD | Darryl Powell | ||
| FD | Craig Russell | FD | Dean Sturridge | ||
| FD | David Kelly | S2 | FD | Ashley Ward | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Steve Agnew | S1 | DR | Dean Yates |
| S2 | FD | Michael Gray | S2 | FD | Marco Gabbiadini |
| MD | S3 | MD | Lee Carsley | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Jim Smith | ||||