| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| S2 | DR | John Mensah | | DR | Zat Knight |
| S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S1 | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| MD | Lorik Cana | | MD | Jack Wilshere |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | | AM | Chung-Yong Lee |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Johan Elmander |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | WR | Vladimir Weiss |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| S3 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Owen Coyle |