| Sunderland | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Maynor Figueroa |
| S3 | DR | Tal Ben Haim | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Ben Watson |
| MD | Grant Leadbitter | | MD | Michael Brown |
| S1 | MD | Andy Reid | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Djibril Cisse | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | Mido |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S1 | FD | Amr Zaki |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards | | | |
| S3 | FD | David Healy | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ricky Sbragia | | | Steve Bruce |