| Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Paul McShane |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Liam Miller |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | WR | Ross Wallace |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S2S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| | | S3 | FD | Martyn Waghorn |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Roy Keane |