| Newcastle United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| S2 | DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S3 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| WR | Damien Duff | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S1 | FD | Andy Carroll | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands | S1 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S2 | DR | David Edgar | S2 | MD | Andy Reid |
| | | S3 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Kinnear | | | Ricky Sbragia |