| Sunderland | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Carlo Cudicini |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Graeme Le Saux |
| DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Joachim Bjorklund | | DR | Marcel Desailly |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | DR | William Gallas |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | John Terry |
| MD | Sean Thornton | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | | MD | Jody Morris |
| FD | Kevin Kyle | S1 | MD | Enrique De Lucas |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | AM | Gianfranco Zola |
| FD | Marcus Stewart | S3 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | George McCartney | S1 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| | | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| | | S3 | FD | Filipe De Oliveira |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Claudio Ranieri |