| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Eric Lichaj | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | John O'Shea |
| S1 | DR | James Collins | | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| DR | Nathan Baker | | DR | Michael Turner |
| MD | Chris Herd | | MD | Jack Colback |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| AM | Marc Albrighton | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S3 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | AM | James McClean |
| FD | Andreas Weimann | S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Alan Hutton | S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | | | |
| S3 | MD | Barry Bannan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Martin O'Neill |