| Sunderland | Hull City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | GK | Boaz Myhill | ||
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | DR | Andy Dawson | |
| DR | Michael Turner | DR | Paul McShane | ||
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | DR | Kamil Zayatte | ||
| S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | |
| MD | Lorik Cana | MD | Geovanni | ||
| MD | Andy Reid | MD | Seyi Olofinjana | ||
| MD | Lee Cattermole | AM | Stephen Hunt | ||
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | S2 | FD | Kamel Ghilas | |
| S1 | FD | Darren Bent | S1 | FD | Craig Fagan |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |
| S2 | DR | John Mensah | S2 | FD | Jozy Altidore |
| S3 | DR | Paulo da Silva | S3 | DR | Bernard Mendy |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Bruce | Phil Brown | ||||