| Sunderland | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Brian Priske |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| S1 | MD | Tommy Miller | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | AM | Liam Lawrence | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| AM | Andy Welsh | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| FD | Andy Gray | S1 | MD | Zvonimir Vukic |
| FD | Stephen Elliott | S2 | FD | Dario Silva |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Carl Robinson | S1 | MD | Jhon Viafara |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | S2 | FD | Collins Mbesuma |
| | | S3 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Alain Perrin |