| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| S1 | DR | Paul Konchesky | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Raul Meireles | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Joe Cole | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S2 | MD | Christian Poulsen | | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| FD | Fernando Torres | S3 | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Daniel Agger | S1 | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| S2 | FD | David N'Gog | S2 | MD | Cristian Riveros |
| | | S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Hodgson | | | Steve Bruce |