| Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Brad Jones |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | S3 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Robert Huth |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | DR | Matty Bates |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Nicky Butt | S2 | MD | Mohamed Shawky |
| S1 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Marvin Emnes |
| S2 | FD | Michael Owen | S1 | FD | Afonso Alves |
| S3 | FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands | S1 | FD | Marlon King |
| S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins | S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| S3 | FD | Andy Carroll | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Shearer | | | Gareth Southgate |