| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | John Mensah | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | MD | Raul Meireles |
| S1 | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | MD | Jay Spearing |
| S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | FD | Luis Suarez |
| S3 | FD | Danny Welbeck | S1 | FD | Andy Carroll |
| FD | Asamoah Gyan | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S2 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez |
| S3 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S3 | MD | Joe Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Kenny Dalglish |