| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Gael Givet |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Chris Samba |
| MD | Yohan Cabaye | S1 | DR | Scott Dann |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | | MD | Jason Lowe |
| AM | Gabriel Obertan | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S2 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S2 | MD | Mauro Formica |
| S1 | FD | Demba Ba | | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| FD | Leon Best | S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa | S1 | FD | Ruben Rochina |
| S2 | MD | Sylvain Marveaux | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| | | S3 | MD | Vince Grella |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Steve Kean |