| Portsmouth | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Lassana Diarra | | MD | Dickson Etuhu |
| MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| MD | Niko Kranjcar | S1 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S1 | FD | Milan Baros | S3 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| FD | Jermain Defoe | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S1 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| | | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| | | S3 | FD | Rade Prica |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Roy Keane |