| Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S3 | MD | Tommy Miller |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | MD | Julio Arca |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S1 | AM | Liam Lawrence |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Sergio Peter | S1 | FD | Jon Stead |
| S2 | FD | Shefki Kuqi | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S3 | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S3 | MD | Martin Woods |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Mick McCarthy |