| Newcastle United | Leicester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Pegguy Arphexad | ||
| DR | John Beresford | DR | Pontus Kamark | ||
| DR | Steve Watson | DR | Spencer Prior | ||
| DR | Darren Peacock | DR | Matt Elliott | ||
| S1 | MD | Steve Howey | MD | Muzzy Izzet | |
| MD | Philippe Albert | MD | Neil Lennon | ||
| MD | David Batty | S1 | MD | Garry Parker | |
| AM | Rob Lee | AM | Steve Guppy | ||
| FD | John Barnes | FD | Ian Marshall | ||
| FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S2 | FD | Steve Claridge | |
| S2 | FD | Jon Dahl Tomasson | FD | Emile Heskey | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Des Hamilton | S1 | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S2 | FD | Ian Rush | S2 | FD | Graham Fenton |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Martin O'Neill | ||||