| Newcastle United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Michael Oakes | ||
| DR | Didier Domi | S2 | DR | Steve Watson | |
| DR | Warren Barton | DR | Alan Wright | ||
| DR | Steve Howey | DR | Gareth Southgate | ||
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | S1 | DR | Ugo Ehiogu | |
| DR | Stephen Glass | DR | Riccardo Scimeca | ||
| MD | Gary Speed | MD | Ian Taylor | ||
| MD | Didi Hamann | MD | Gareth Barry | ||
| S2 | MD | Nolberto Solano | MD | Lee Hendrie | |
| S1 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | FD | Paul Merson | |
| FD | Alan Shearer | FD | Julian Joachim | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Andreas Andersson | S1 | DR | Simon Grayson |
| S2 | FD | Garry Brady | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ruud Gullit | John Gregory | ||||