| West Ham United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Paul Konchesky | | DR | Stephen Wright |
| DR | Lionel Scaloni | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Danny Gabbidon | | DR | Christian Bassila |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Gary Breen |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | | DR | Steven Caldwell |
| S2 | MD | Hayden Mullins | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S2 | MD | Julio Arca |
| AM | Matthew Etherington | S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| S3 | FD | Dean Ashton | S3 | AM | Liam Lawrence |
| S1 | FD | Bobby Zamora | | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Teddy Sheringham | S1 | MD | Martin Woods |
| S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S2 | FD | Jon Stead |
| S3 | DR | Christian Dailly | S3 | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Mick McCarthy |