| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Mike Williamson | | DR | Gael Givet |
| MD | Kevin Nolan | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Joey Barton | | DR | Phil Jones |
| S2 | MD | Cheick Tiote | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S2 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| FD | Andy Carroll | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nile Ranger | S1 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S2 | AM | Wayne Routledge | S2 | MD | David Dunn |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Chris Hughton | | | Sam Allardyce |