| Wigan Athletic | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Andreas Granqvist | S3 | DR | Paul McShane |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | MD | Greg Halford |
| S3 | MD | Paul Scharner | | MD | Dickson Etuhu |
| MD | Jason Koumas | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| MD | Denny Landzaat | | WR | Ross Wallace |
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S1 | FD | Anthony Stokes |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Julius Aghahowa | S1 | DR | Danny Collins |
| S2 | FD | Caleb Folan | S2 | MD | Liam Miller |
| S3 | MD | Michael Brown | S3 | DR | Russell Anderson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Chris Hutchings | | | Roy Keane |