| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Joey Barton |
| S2 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | MD | Alan Smith |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Leon Best |
| FD | Asamoah Gyan | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S2 | MD | Jack Colback | S2 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| | | S3 | MD | Dan Gosling |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Alan Pardew |