| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | George Elokobi | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Ronald Zubar | | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Christophe Berra | S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Karl Henry | S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S1 | MD | David Jones | S2 | MD | Lorik Cana |
| MD | Adlene Guedioura | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S3 | AM | Matt Jarvis | | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| FD | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | | FD | Darren Bent |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Edwards | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | FD | Chris Iwelumo | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| S3 | DR | Kevin Foley | S3 | MD | Jack Colback |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mick McCarthy | | | Steve Bruce |