| Newcastle United | Sheffield Wednesday |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Pavel Srnicek |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Peter Atherton |
| S2 | DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Des Walker |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Emerson |
| MD | Rob Lee | S1 | MD | Danny Sonner |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Wim Jonk |
| S1 | MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Niclas Alexandersson |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | AM | Petter Rudi |
| FD | Paul Dalglish | S2 | FD | Benito Carbone |
| S3 | FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Andy Booth |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Batty | S1 | MD | Jim Magilton |
| S2 | MD | Carl Serrant | S2 | MD | Ritchie Humphreys |
| S3 | | Andreas Andersson | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ruud Gullit | | | Danny Wilson |