| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | | GK | Tim Flowers |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Patrick Valery |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Gary Croft |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Colin Hendry |
| DR | Philippe Albert | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| MD | David Batty | S1 | MD | Lars Bohinen |
| S1 | MD | Des Hamilton | | MD | Tim Sherwood |
| MD | John Barnes | | MD | Billy McKinlay |
| S2 | WR | Keith Gillespie | S2 | WR | Stuart Ripley |
| FD | Temur Ketsbaia | | FD | Kevin Gallacher |
| FD | Jon Dahl Tomasson | | FD | Chris Sutton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Rob Lee | S1 | WR | Damien Duff |
| S2 | MD | Steve Howey | S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Roy Hodgson |