| West Ham United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Rufus Brevett | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Darren Williams |
| DR | Tomas Repka | S2 | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Ian Pearce | | DR | Joachim Bjorklund |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| S3 | MD | Steve Lomas | | MD | Sean Thornton |
| S2 | MD | Joe Cole | S3 | MD | Tommy Butler |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S1 | FD | Les Ferdinand | S1 | FD | Tore Andre Flo |
| FD | Jermain Defoe | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Frederic Kanoute | S1 | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| S2 | MD | Edouard Cisse | S2 | FD | Michael Proctor |
| S3 | MD | Don Hutchison | S3 | FD | Marcus Stewart |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Mick McCarthy |