| Birmingham City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Ben Foster | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| S2 | DR | Martin Jiranek | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| S3 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| FD | Nikola Zigic | S2 | FD | Leon Best |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome | S1 | FD | Nile Ranger |
| S2 | DR | David Murphy | S2 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Phillips | S3 | DR | Sol Campbell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Alan Pardew |