| Newcastle United | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Mart Poom |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Dean Yates |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Steve Elliott |
| DR | Philippe Albert | | DR | Gary Rowett |
| MD | David Batty | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| MD | John Barnes | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S1 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| S1 | FD | Faustino Asprilla | S3 | FD | Deon Burton |
| FD | Jon Dahl Tomasson | S2 | FD | Francesco Baiano |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ian Rush | S1 | FD | Paulo Wanchope |
| FD | | S2 | FD | Ron Willems |
| AM | | S3 | AM | Jonathan Hunt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Jim Smith |