| Sunderland | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | MD | Stephane Sessegnon | S3 | MD | Rory Delap |
| MD | David Vaughan | S2 | AM | Matthew Etherington |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S3 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | | FD | Jon Walters |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jack Colback | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S2 | FD | Dong-won Ji | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S3 | FD | Connor Wickham | S3 | MD | Wilson Palacios |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Tony Pulis |