| Sunderland | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Stephan Andersen |
| S3 | DR | Stephen Wright | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| S1 | MD | Carl Robinson | | DR | Chris Powell |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | DR | Chris Perry |
| MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| S2 | AM | Andy Welsh | S2 | MD | Alexei Smertin |
| FD | Andy Gray | S1 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| FD | Jon Stead | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Liam Lawrence | S1 | AM | Jerome Thomas |
| S2 | FD | Stephen Elliott | S2 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S3 | DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Alan Curbishley |