| Newcastle United | Barnsley |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | David Watson |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Nicky Eaden |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Adie Moses |
| DR | Philippe Albert | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Scott Jones |
| DR | David Batty | S1 | DR | Ales Krizan |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Neil Redfearn |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Jovo Bosancic |
| S1 | AM | Keith Gillespie | S3 | AM | Martin Bullock |
| S2 | FD | Andreas Andersson | | FD | Ashley Ward |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Jan Aage Fjortoft |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Temur Ketsbaia | S1 | MD | Eric Tinkler |
| S2 | WR | Steve Watson | S2 | WR | John Hendrie |
| MD | | S3 | MD | Clint Marcelle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Danny Wilson |