| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Vito Mannone |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Jon Flanagan | S3 | DR | Andrea Dossena |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | Santiago Vergini |
| MD | Philippe Coutinho | | MD | Liam Bridcutt |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Joe Allen | S1 | AM | Emanuele Giaccherini |
| FD | Luis Suarez | S2 | FD | Connor Wickham |
| S1 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | | FD | Jozy Altidore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Raheem Sterling | S1 | MD | Sung-Yeung Ki |
| | | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| | | S3 | MD | Jack Colback |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brendan Rodgers | | | Gus Poyet |