| Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Brad Guzan | | GK | Costel Pantilimon |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Billy Jones |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Patrick van Aanholt |
| DR | Jordan Amavi | | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| DR | Ciaran Clark | | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Idrissa Gueye | S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Ashley Westwood | | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| MD | Carlos Sanchez | | MD | Yann M'Vila |
| S1 | AM | Leandro Bacuna | S3 | WR | Jeremain Lens |
| WR | Scott Sinclair | | FD | Jermain Defoe |
| FD | Rudy Gestede | S2 | FD | Danny Graham |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Carles Gil de Pareja | S1 | MD | Ola Toivonen |
| | | S2 | FD | Steven Fletcher |
| | | S3 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tim Sherwood | | | Dick Advocaat |