| Newcastle United | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Kevin Miller |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Jamie Smith |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Dean Gordon |
| S1 | DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Valerien Ismael |
| MD | David Batty | | MD | Jamie Fullarton |
| MD | Gary Speed | S2 | MD | Simon Rodger |
| WR | Keith Gillespie | S3 | WR | Attilio Lombardo |
| S3 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | | FD | Tomas Brolin |
| S2 | FD | Andreas Andersson | S1 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Darren Peacock | S1 | FD | Michele Padovano |
| S2 | MD | John Barnes | S2 | MD | Patrizio Billio |
| S3 | DR | Jon Dahl Tomasson | S3 | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Attilio Lombardo |