| Newcastle United | Everton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Thomas Myhre | ||
| DR | Warren Barton | DR | Michael Ball | ||
| DR | Andy Griffin | DR | David Unsworth | ||
| DR | Dave Beharall | DR | Dave Watson | ||
| DR | Aaron Hughes | DR | Craig Short | ||
| S1 | DR | Silvio Maric | DR | David Weir | |
| MD | Rob Lee | MD | Don Hutchison | ||
| MD | Gary Speed | MD | Olivier Dacourt | ||
| MD | Didi Hamann | MD | Scot Gemmill | ||
| S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S1 | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Louis Saha | S1 | FD | Ibrahima Bakayoko |
| S2 | FD | Nolberto Solano | S2 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ruud Gullit | Walter Smith | ||||