| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | James Collins | S1 | DR | John Mensah |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | John Carew | | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S1 | DR | Paulo da Silva |
| S2 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S2 | MD | Lorik Cana |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Steve Bruce |