| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Tim Krul |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Yohan Cabaye |
| MD | Fabian Delph | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| S1 | MD | Barry Bannan | | AM | Gabriel Obertan |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S3 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S3 | FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Demba Ba |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | FD | Leon Best |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | MD | Sylvain Marveaux |
| S3 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso | S3 | WR | Sammy Ameobi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Alan Pardew |