| Sunderland | Ipswich Town |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Richard Wright |
| DR | Chris Makin | S2 | DR | Fabian Wilnis |
| DR | Michael Gray | S1 | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| S2 | DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Emerson | | DR | Mark Venus |
| S1 | MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Alex Rae | | MD | Matt Holland |
| S3 | MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Jermaine Wright |
| MD | Don Hutchison | | FD | Marcus Stewart |
| FD | Danny Dichio | | FD | James Scowcroft |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Alun Armstrong |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Darren Williams | S1 | MD | Martijn Reuser |
| S2 | DR | Stanislav Varga | S2 | DR | John McGreal |
| S3 | MD | Stefan Schwarz | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Peter Reid | | | George Burley |