| Manchester City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S2 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Sebastien Bassong |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | David Edgar |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | MD | Joey Barton |
| S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong | S3 | MD | Geremi |
| S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Robinho | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Andy Carroll |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Elano | S1 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S2 | MD | Gelson Fernandes | S2 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| S3 | FD | Felipe Caicedo | S3 | WR | Kazenga LuaLua |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Joe Kinnear |