| Newcastle United | Cardiff City |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | David Marshall |
| DR | Mathieu Debuchy | S3 | DR | Fabio |
| S1 | DR | Paul Dummett | | DR | Declan John |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Steven Caulker |
| DR | Mike Williamson | | DR | Ben Turner |
| MD | Moussa Sissoko | | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| S3 | MD | Vurnon Anita | | MD | Aron Gunnarsson |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | | MD | Jordon Mutch |
| S2 | WR | Yoan Gouffran | | WR | Wilfried Zaha |
| FD | Loic Remy | S1 | AM | Bo-kyung Kim |
| FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Massadio Haidara | S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S2 | MD | Dan Gosling | S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S3 | DR | Steven Taylor | S3 | MD | Magnus Wolff Eikrem |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |