Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers, 03 January 2009
| Score | 2-1 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Steve Bennett |
| Competition | FA Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 20,685 |
View Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers head to head
Goals:
| Kenwyne Jones | 57 |
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| Djibril Cissé | 67 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Márton Fülöp
Defender/Right back
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender
Danny Collins
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender/Centre back
Anton Ferdinand
Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Edwards
Defender/Midfielder
Nyron Nosworthy
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Forward
Djibril Cissé
Forward
El Hadji Diouf
Forward
Kenwyne Jones
Substitutions:
| Teemu Tainio for Kieran Richardson | 78 |
| Andy Reid for Carlos Edwards | 82 |
Cards:
| Dean Whitehead | 51 | Y |
| Teemu Tainio | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nick Colgan
Midfielder
Liam Miller
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Midfielder
Teemu Tainio
Forward
Michael Chopra
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Dwight Yorke
Goals:
| Ebi Smolarek | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Goalkeeper
Andy O'Brien
Defender
JLloyd Samuel
Defender
Grétar Steinsson
Defender
Danny Shittu
Defender/Centre back
Matt Taylor
Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Gardner
Midfielder
Fabrice Muamba
Midfielder
Kevin Nolan
Midfielder
Kevin Davies
Forward
Johann Elmander
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ebi Smolarek for Kevin Davies | 73 |
| Mustapha Riga for JLloyd Samuel | 86 |
Cards:
| Fabrice Muamba | 32 | Y |
| Danny Shittu | 54 | Y |
| Grétar Steinsson | 56 | Y |
| Kevin Nolan | 59 | Y |
| Matt Taylor | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ádám Bogdán
Defender
Jaroslaw Fojut
Defender
Nicky Hunt
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Basham
Forward
Tope Obadeyi
Forward
Mustapha Riga
Forward
Ebi Smolarek