| Birmingham City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Scott Dann | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S3 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | S3 | MD | Lorik Cana |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | Andy Reid |
| S2 | AM | James McFadden | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome | | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Christian Benitez | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Garry O'Connor | S1 | DR | George McCartney |
| S2 | WR | Gary McSheffrey | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S3 | MD | Lee Carsley | S3 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Steve Bruce |