| Newcastle United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| S1 | DR | Davide Santon | | DR | Michael Turner |
| S3 | DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| DR | Mike Williamson | S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Yohan Cabaye | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| FD | Demba Ba | | AM | James McClean |
| S2 | FD | Papiss Cisse | S1 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa | S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | MD | Jack Colback |
| S3 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands | S3 | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Martin O'Neill |