| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Martin Kelly |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Sebastian Coates |
| MD | Craig Gardner | S1 | MD | Charlie Adam |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Jay Spearing |
| AM | James McClean | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Vaughan | S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | FD | Connor Wickham | S2 | FD | Andy Carroll |
| | | S3 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Kenny Dalglish |