| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Tim Krul |
| DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Davide Santon |
| DR | Scott Dann | S3 | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| MD | Jason Lowe | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| S1 | MD | Radosav Petrovic | | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | S1 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| AM | Junior Hoilett | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| FD | Anthony Modeste | S2 | FD | Leon Best |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Mauro Formica | S1 | DR | James Perch |
| S2 | FD | Ruben Rochina | S2 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| | | S3 | WR | Gabriel Obertan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Kean | | | Alan Pardew |