| Sunderland | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | Danny Rose | S1 | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Ryan Shotton |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Robert Huth |
| MD | Alfred N'Diaye | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| MD | Craig Gardner | S2 | MD | Charlie Adam |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | | FD | Jon Walters |
| WR | James McClean | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Danny Graham | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Vaughan | S1 | DR | Geoff Cameron |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| | | S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paolo Di Canio | | | Tony Pulis |