| Sunderland | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| S1 | DR | John Mensah | | DR | Scott Dann |
| S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| MD | David Meyler | S3 | MD | Michel Madera |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S2 | MD | Keith Fahey |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S1 | FD | Christian Benitez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Alex McLeish |