| Sunderland | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| S2 | DR | Danny Rose | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Martin Kelly |
| S1 | DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Joe Allen |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Jonjo Shelvey |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | WR | Raheem Sterling |
| WR | James McClean | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| S3 | FD | Steven Fletcher | S1 | FD | Fabio Borini |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Titus Bramble | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | | | |
| S3 | FD | Louis Saha | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Brendan Rodgers |