| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| S2 | DR | Carl Serrant | | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Phil Babb |
| S3 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Philippe Albert | S2 | MD | Steve McManaman |
| MD | Rob Lee | S1 | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Paul Ince |
| S1 | AM | Didi Hamann | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Stephane Guivarc'h | | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Glass | S1 | MD | Jason McAteer |
| S2 | MD | Warren Barton | S2 | MD | David Thompson |
| S3 | | Nikos Dabizas | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ruud Gullit | | | Gerard Houllier |