| Chelsea | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| S1 | DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Jose Bosingwa | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Alex Dias da Costa | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Frank Lampard | | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| S2 | MD | Joe Cole | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | John Obi Mikel | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Deco | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| WR | Florent Malouda | S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S3 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | FD | Martyn Waghorn |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Wayne Bridge | S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S2 | FD | Didier Drogba | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S3 | MD | Mineiro | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Luiz Felipe Scolari | | | Roy Keane |