| Score | 2-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Richard Beeby |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 29,533 |
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| Kevin Kyle | 61 |
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| Jeff Whitley | 76 |
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| Darren Byfield for Tommy Smith | 79 |
| Matthew Piper for John Oster | 79 |
| Darren Williams for Sean Thornton | 86 |
| Jeff Whitley | 15 | Y |
| Kevin Horlock for Matthew Etherington | 18 |
| Brian Deane for Jobi McAnuff | 63 |
| Adam Nowland for Nigel Reo-Coker | 82 |
| Kevin Horlock | 42 | Y |
| Jobi McAnuff | 44 | Y |
| Nigel Reo-Coker | 72 | Y |
| Christian Dailly | 85 | Y |
| Tomáš Repka | 89 | Y |
| Bobby Zamora | 90 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 7th Unused substitutes: Michael Ingham and Kevin CooperComments:
League position: 5th Unused substitutes: Pavel Srnicek and Anton Ferdinand