| Manchester City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Tim Krul |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | S3 | MD | Yohan Cabaye |
| MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S3 | MD | Yaya Toure | S1 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| MD | James Milner | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S2 | FD | Sergio Aguero | S2 | WR | Sammy Ameobi |
| S1 | FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Demba Ba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | David Silva | S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Dan Gosling |
| S3 | MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | DR | James Perch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Alan Pardew |