| Sunderland | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S3 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Darren Bent | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Asamoah Gyan | S1 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S2 | DR | John Mensah | S2 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Gerard Houllier |