| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Guzan | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Joe Bennett | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Matthew Lowton | | DR | Danny Rose |
| DR | Ron Vlaar | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Nathan Baker | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| MD | Ashley Westwood | | MD | Alfred N'Diaye |
| MD | Fabian Delph | S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Yacouba Sylla | S2 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| S1 | FD | Christian Benteke | | AM | Adam Johnson |
| FD | Andreas Weimann | S3 | FD | Danny Graham |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Darren Bent | S1 | WR | James McClean |
| | | S2 | MD | David Vaughan |
| | | S3 | FD | Mikael Mandron |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Lambert | | | Paolo Di Canio |