| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Bosnich | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Gary Charles | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Philippe Albert |
| S3 | MD | Riccardo Scimeca | | MD | Stephen Glass |
| S2 | MD | Alan Thompson | | MD | Rob Lee |
| S1 | MD | Mark Draper | | MD | Gary Speed |
| AM | Gareth Barry | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| FD | Lee Hendrie | S1 | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ian Taylor | S1 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| S2 | FD | Simon Grayson | S2 | FD | Stephane Guivarc'h |
| S3 | | Darius Vassell | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Ruud Gullit |