| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S3 | MD | Andy Reid | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| FD | Djibril Cisse | S2 | FD | Johan Elmander |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Grant Leadbitter | S1 | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S2 | MD | Teemu Tainio | S2 | MD | Chris Basham |
| S3 | MD | Liam Miller | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Gary Megson |