| Newcastle United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | James Perch | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Mike Williamson | S3 | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S2 | MD | Alan Smith | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S1 | AM | Wayne Routledge | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S3 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| FD | Andy Carroll | S2 | FD | John Carew |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S3 | FD | Xisco | S3 | DR | Habib Beye |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Chris Hughton | | | Kevin MacDonald |