| Stoke City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | GK | Craig Gordon | ||
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | DR | Phil Bardsley | ||
| S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | DR | John Mensah | |
| DR | Robert Huth | DR | Nedum Onuoha | ||
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | DR | Titus Bramble | ||
| MD | Dean Whitehead | DR | Anton Ferdinand | ||
| MD | Rory Delap | S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson | |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | |
| AM | Matthew Etherington | MD | Stephane Sessegnon | ||
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | AM | Kieran Richardson | ||
| FD | John Carew | FD | Asamoah Gyan | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Jon Walters | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Pulis | Steve Bruce | ||||