| Everton | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Ian Harte |
| DR | Nuno Valente | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| S3 | DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Paul McShane |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | S1 | MD | Dickson Etuhu |
| S1 | MD | Tim Cahill | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Leon Osman | | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| MD | Lee Carsley | S3 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| AM | Steven Pienaar | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S2 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andrew Johnson | S1 | DR | Danny Collins |
| S2 | FD | Victor Anichebe | S2 | WR | Ross Wallace |
| S3 | DR | Phil Jagielka | S3 | FD | Andy Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Roy Keane |