| Newcastle United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Davide Santon | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | James Perch | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| S2 | DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | S3 | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | Mike Williamson | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S3 | FD | Demba Ba | | FD | Darren Bent |
| S1 | FD | Leon Best | | FD | Robbie Keane |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Papiss Cisse | S1 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S2 | WR | Gabriel Obertan | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S3 | MD | Gary Gardner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Alex McLeish |