| Everton | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| DR | Johnny Heitinga | S3 | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | John Mensah |
| MD | Tim Cahill | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| MD | Leon Osman | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| MD | Marouane Fellaini | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| S3 | AM | Steven Pienaar | S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S1 | WR | Landon Donovan | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Louis Saha | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mikel Arteta | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S2 | FD | James Vaughan | S2 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S3 | FD | Victor Anichebe | S3 | DR | Paulo da Silva |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Steve Bruce |