| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| S1 | DR | John Mensah | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | S2 | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Stuart Holden |
| FD | Darren Bent | S1 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| FD | Danny Welbeck | | FD | Johan Elmander |
| S2 | FD | Asamoah Gyan | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | MD | Tamir Cohen |
| | | S3 | FD | Rodrigo Moreno Machado |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Owen Coyle |