| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Anders Lindegaard |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Davide Santon | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Phil Jones |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| DR | Mike Williamson | S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S2 | MD | Yohan Cabaye | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | | AM | Nani |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S3 | FD | Demba Ba | S1 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Leon Best | S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| S2 | DR | James Perch | S2 | FD | Javier Hernandez |
| S3 | WR | Gabriel Obertan | S3 | MD | Anderson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |