| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Ciaran Clark | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | James Collins | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | MD | David Meyler |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | MD | Barry Bannan | S2 | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| | | S3 | MD | Cristian Riveros |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Steve Bruce |