| Newcastle United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Habib Beye | S1 | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | S3 | DR | Javier Garrido |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Nicky Butt | S2 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| WR | Damien Duff | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | | FD | Robinho |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Jo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| S2 | FD | Andy Carroll | S2 | FD | Ched Evans |
| | | S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Kinnear | | | Mark Hughes |