| Sunderland | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | DR | Joe Bennett |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Matthew Lowton |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Ron Vlaar |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S1 | MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S2 | MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| AM | Adam Johnson | | FD | Christian Benteke |
| FD | Steven Fletcher | S3 | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | James McClean | S2S1 | DR | Eric Lichaj |
| S2 | FD | Louis Saha | S2 | DR | Enda Stevens |
| S3 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S3 | AM | Brett Holman |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Paul Lambert |