| Liverpool | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Tim Krul |
| DR | Glen Johnson | S3 | DR | Jose Enrique |
| S2 | DR | Jon Flanagan | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| MD | Raul Meireles | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Lucas Leiva | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Jay Spearing | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| S1 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S3 | FD | Luis Suarez | S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andy Carroll | S1 | FD | Nile Ranger |
| S2 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey | S2 | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| S3 | MD | Joe Cole | S3 | WR | Shane Ferguson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Alan Pardew |