| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Tim Krul |
| DR | Danny Rose | | DR | Davide Santon |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | S2 | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Yohan Cabaye |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| S1 | MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S3 | WR | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| WR | James McClean | | FD | Demba Ba |
| FD | Steven Fletcher | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Louis Saha | S1 | DR | James Perch |
| S2 | MD | David Vaughan | S2 | DR | Steven Taylor |
| | | S3 | WR | Gabriel Obertan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Alan Pardew |