| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Keiren Westwood | | GK | Tim Krul |
| S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Davide Santon |
| DR | Andrea Dossena | | DR | Mathieu Debuchy |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Paul Dummett |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Yohan Cabaye |
| MD | Jack Colback | S1 | MD | Moussa Sissoko |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | | WR | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| FD | Steven Fletcher | S3 | WR | Yoan Gouffran |
| FD | Jozy Altidore | S2 | FD | Loic Remy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Fabio Borini | S1 | FD | Papiss Cisse |
| S2 | MD | Sung-Yeung Ki | S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S3 | DR | Ondrej Celustka | S3 | WR | Sammy Ameobi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gus Poyet | | | Alan Pardew |