| Stoke City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Lorik Cana |
| AM | Liam Lawrence | S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S1 | WR | Matthew Etherington | S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | FD | Darren Bent |
| S3 | FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S3 | DR | Robert Huth | S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Steve Bruce |