| Sunderland | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Paul Gerrard |
| DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Emerson | | DR | David Weir |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Mark Pembridge |
| S2 | MD | Alex Rae | S2 | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| MD | Julio Arca | S1 | MD | Idan Tal |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | MD | Stephen Hughes |
| S1 | FD | Niall Quinn | S3 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stanislav Varga | S1 | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| S2 | MD | Stefan Schwarz | S2 | MD | Alex Nyarko |
| S3 | AM | John Oster | S3 | FD | Joe-Max Moore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Walter Smith |