| Sunderland | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | David James |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| DR | Paulo da Silva | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Jamie O'Hara |
| MD | Lorik Cana | S3 | MD | Michael Brown |
| MD | Andy Reid | | MD | Richard Hughes |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | S2 | MD | Hassan Yebda |
| S2 | FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Aruna Dindane |
| S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S1 | FD | Frederic Piquionne |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S2 | FD | Danny Webber |
| | | S3 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Avram Grant |