| Newcastle United | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Sasa Ilic |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Richard Rufus |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Eddie Youds |
| S1 | MD | Nikos Dabizas | | MD | Neil Redfearn |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Shaun Newton |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Mark Kinsella |
| WR | Didi Hamann | S3 | WR | John Robinson |
| S2 | FD | Andreas Andersson | S1 | FD | Andy Hunt |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Clive Mendonca |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3 S1 | DR | John Barnes | S1 | DR | Steve Brown |
| S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S2 | FD | Steve Jones |
| S3 | MD | Warren Barton | S3 | MD | Paul Mortimer |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Alan Curbishley |