| Newcastle United | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Russell Hoult |
| S2 | DR | Warren Barton | S3 | DR | Tony Dorigo |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| DR | Marcelino | | DR | Stefan Schnoor |
| MD | Nikos Dabizas | | MD | Seth Johnson |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Rory Delap |
| S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| FD | Nolberto Solano | S2 | FD | Lee Morris |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Gallacher | | FD | Mikkel Beck |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S1 | FD | Francesco Baiano |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Silvio Maric | S1 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| S2 | FD | Aaron Hughes | S2 | FD | Deon Burton |
| S3 | DR | Duncan Ferguson | S3 | DR | Spencer Prior |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Jim Smith |