| Stoke City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| S2 | MD | Seyi Olofinjana | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S1 | MD | Tom Soares | S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Salif Diao | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| MD | Rory Delap | S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | Mamady Sidibe | S1 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Michael Tonge | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S2 | MD | Amdy Faye | S2 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S3 | FD | Dave Kitson | S3 | MD | Andy Reid |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Roy Keane |