| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | George McCartney |
| S1 | DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Curtis Davies | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | MD | Liam Miller |
| AM | Ashley Young | S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | John Carew | | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | James Milner | S1 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Cuellar | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| | | S3 | FD | Anthony Stokes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Roy Keane |