| Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S1 | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | Keith Andrews | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S2 | MD | Carlos Villanueva | S2 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S3 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Ince | | | Roy Keane |