| Portsmouth | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| S3 | DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Ricardo Rocha | | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | | DR | Michael Turner |
| MD | Jamie O'Hara | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S1 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| S2 | MD | Hassan Yebda | S2 | MD | Andy Reid |
| MD | Angelos Basinas | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| FD | Frederic Piquionne | S3 | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Aruna Dindane | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | DR | Nadir Belhadj | S2 | MD | David Meyler |
| S3 | FD | Danny Webber | S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Avram Grant | | | Steve Bruce |