| Stoke City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Geoff Cameron | S2 | DR | Danny Rose |
| S1 | DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S3 | MD | Charlie Adam | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Jack Colback |
| WR | Michael Kightly | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Jon Walters | | WR | James McClean |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Steven Fletcher |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | S1 | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington | S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| S3 | FD | Michael Owen | S3 | FD | Louis Saha |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Martin O'Neill |