| Sunderland | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Luke Young |
| S2 | DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Paulo da Silva | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Lorik Cana | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Andy Reid | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Darren Bent | S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | | | |
| S3 | DR | John Mensah | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Martin O'Neill |