| Sunderland | Blackpool |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Richard Kingson |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Stephen Crainey |
| S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Neal Eardley |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Ian Evatt |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Craig Cathcart |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | David Vaughan |
| S2 | MD | David Meyler | S3 | MD | Ludovic Sylvestre |
| AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | WR | Elliot Grandin |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Gary Taylor-Fletcher |
| FD | Danny Welbeck | | FD | Luke Varney |
| S3 | FD | Asamoah Gyan | | FD | DJ Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Titus Bramble | S1 | AM | Matt Phillips |
| S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson | S2 | MD | Keith Southern |
| S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque | S3 | AM | Dave Carney |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Ian Holloway |