| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Martin Laursen | S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Danny Collins |
| S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | Shaun Maloney | | MD | Andy Reid |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | John Carew | S1 | FD | Roy O'Donovan |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S3 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S1 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S2 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne | S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| | | S3 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Roy Keane |