| Wigan Athletic | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Maynor Figueroa | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Teemu Tainio |
| S2 | MD | Wilson Palacios | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S3 | FD | Amr Zaki | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jason Koumas | S1 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S2 | WR | Olivier Kapo | | | |
| S3 | MD | Paul Scharner | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Roy Keane |