| Newcastle United | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | | GK | Keith Branagan |
| DR | Warren Barton | S1 | DR | Scott Green |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Jimmy Phillips |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| MD | Philippe Albert | S2 | MD | Sasa Curcic |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Richard Sneekes |
| AM | Lee Clark | | AM | David Lee |
| AM | David Ginola | | AM | Scott Sellars |
| S1 | FD | Paul Kitson | S3 | FD | Nathan Blake |
| FD | Peter Beardsley | | FD | John McGinlay |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Darren Huckerby | S1 | FD | Mixu Paatelainen |
| DR | | S2 | DR | Steve McAnespie |
| DR | | S3 | DR | Andy Todd |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Colin Todd |