| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Adam Bogdan |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Dedryck Boyata |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Tim Ream |
| S2 | DR | Matt Kilgallon | | DR | David Wheater |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Mark Davies |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | S1 | AM | Chris Eagles |
| AM | James McClean | | WR | Martin Petrov |
| S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S2 | FD | David N'Gog |
| FD | Nicklas Bendtner | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| S2 | DR | Wayne Bridge | S2 | WR | Ryo Miyaichi |
| | | S3 | MD | Josh Vela |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Owen Coyle |