| Stoke City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| S3 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Rory Delap | S1 | MD | David Meyler |
| S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome | | MD | Jack Colback |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Jon Walters | | AM | James McClean |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S1 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| S2 | DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | | |
| S3 | DR | Ryan Shotton | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Martin O'Neill |