| Sunderland | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Ben Foster |
| DR | John Mensah | S3 | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Scott Dann |
| S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S3 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | S1 | MD | Keith Fahey |
| S2 | FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| | Kieran Richardson | S2 | FD | Garry O'Connor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Cristian Riveros | S1 | AM | James McFadden |
| S2 | FD | Danny Welbeck | S2 | FD | Nikola Zigic |
| S3 | FD | Martyn Waghorn | S3 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Alex McLeish |