| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | S1 | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Gary Cahill | S2 | DR | Steven Caldwell |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S3 | MD | Tommy Miller |
| MD | Steven Davis | | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | AM | Andy Welsh |
| S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Chris Brown |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | DR | Danny Collins |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| | | S3 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Kevin Ball |