| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Danny Collins | S2 | DR | Sebastien Bassong |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S1 | MD | Geremi |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| FD | Djibril Cisse | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| S1 | FD | Dwight Yorke | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S2 | MD | Teemu Tainio | S2 | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S3 | MD | Andy Reid | S3 | MD | Joey Barton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Joe Kinnear |