| Sunderland | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Dean Kiely |
| DR | Stephen Wright | | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Phil Babb | | DR | Richard Rufus |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Mark Fish |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| MD | Julio Arca | S3 | MD | Scott Parker |
| S2 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S2 | MD | Claus Jensen |
| FD | Tore Andre Flo | | FD | Jason Euell |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Shaun Bartlett |
| S1 | FD | Michael Proctor | S1 | FD | Kevin Lisbie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marcus Stewart | S1 | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson |
| S2 | DR | George McCartney | S2 | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| | | S3 | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Howard Wilkinson | | | Alan Curbishley |