| Liverpool | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Costel Pantilimon |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Anthony Reveillere |
| DR | Alberto Moreno | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Santiago Vergini |
| S2 | MD | Philippe Coutinho | | MD | Liam Bridcutt |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Lucas Leiva | | MD | Jordi Gomez |
| S1 | AM | Adam Lallana | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| WR | Raheem Sterling | | FD | Connor Wickham |
| FD | Rickie Lambert | S1 | FD | Jozy Altidore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S2 | WR | Lazar Markovic | S2 | MD | Ricky Alvarez |
| | | S3 | WR | Will Buckley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brendan Rodgers | | | Gus Poyet |