| Birmingham City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | S2 | MD | Jack Colback |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| S1 | FD | Kevin Phillips | S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| S3 | FD | Cameron Jerome | | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | S1 | FD | Ryan Noble |
| S2 | MD | Keith Fahey | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S3 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Steve Bruce |