| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Rigobert Song |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Rob Lee | S2 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S3 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S1 | FD | Titi Camara |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stephen Glass | S1 | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Gallacher | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S3 | | Temur Ketsbaia | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Gerard Houllier |