| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Mart Poom |
| DR | Niclas Jensen | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Darren Williams |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | George McCartney |
| S1 | DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| MD | Ali Benarbia | | MD | Sean Thornton |
| MD | Marc-Vivien Foe | S1 | MD | Julio Arca |
| MD | Joey Barton | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S3 | FD | Marcus Stewart |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Djamel Belmadi | S1 | MD | Jonjo Dickman |
| | | S2 | FD | Tore Andre Flo |
| | | S3 | FD | Michael Proctor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Mick McCarthy |