| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Jon Flanagan |
| DR | James Perch | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Mike Williamson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Yohan Cabaye | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | | MD | Jay Spearing |
| S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie | S1 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S3 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa | S2 | FD | Andy Carroll |
| FD | Demba Ba | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| S2 | FD | Papiss Cisse | S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Dan Gosling | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S3 | DR | Davide Santon | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Kenny Dalglish |