| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Ian Harte | | DR | David Rozehnal |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | S1 | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Carlos Edwards | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| S1 | DR | Nyron Nosworthy | S3 | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| DR | Paul McShane | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Dickson Etuhu | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Grant Leadbitter | | MD | Alan Smith |
| S2 | WR | Ross Wallace | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Michael Chopra | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Collins | S1 | DR | Habib Beye |
| S2 | FD | Anthony Stokes | S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| | | S3 | MD | Geremi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Sam Allardyce |