| Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Paulo da Silva |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| MD | Keith Andrews | | MD | David Meyler |
| S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | | FD | Darren Bent |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nikola Kalinic | | | |
| S2 | FD | Franco Di Santo | | | |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Steve Bruce |