| Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| S1 | DR | Michel Salgado | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Chris Samba | S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Phil Jones | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| S2 | FD | Nikola Kalinic | | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | S1 | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| S3S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S3 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Steve Bruce |