| Chelsea | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Asier Del Horno | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Christian Bassila |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Gary Breen |
| MD | Michael Essien | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| MD | Frank Lampard | S2 | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S3 | MD | Tommy Miller |
| WR | Arjen Robben | | MD | Julio Arca |
| S2 | FD | Hernan Crespo | S1 | FD | Jon Stead |
| S1 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen | | FD | Stephen Elliott |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Damien Duff | S1 | FD | Andy Gray |
| S2 | FD | Didier Drogba | S2 | AM | Andy Welsh |
| S3 | MD | Joe Cole | S3 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Mick McCarthy |