| Portsmouth | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Calum Davenport |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Hayden Mullins | S2 | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| S1 | MD | Richard Hughes | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Sean Davis | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| FD | John Utaka | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Younes Kaboul | S1 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| S2 | DR | Armand Traore | S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S3 | DR | Linvoy Primus | S3 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Hart | | | Ricky Sbragia |