| Sunderland | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | George McCartney | S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Danny Collins | S2 | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S2 | MD | Andy Reid | | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| S3 | FD | Djibril Cisse | S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | James Beattie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Carlos Edwards | S1 | DR | Danny Pugh |
| S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| S3 | FD | David Healy | S3 | FD | Henri Camara |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ricky Sbragia | | | Tony Pulis |