| Sunderland | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| S1 | DR | Christian Bassila | S2 | DR | Tomas Repka |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Danny Gabbidon |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S2 | AM | Andy Welsh | S3 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| FD | Andy Gray | S1 | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| FD | Stephen Elliott | | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Liam Lawrence | S1 | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | DR | Christian Dailly |
| | | S3 | MD | Shaun Newton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Alan Pardew |