| Newcastle United | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Mart Poom |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Didier Domi | S2 | DR | Con Blatsis |
| S2 | DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Bjorn Otto Bragstad |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Steve Elliott |
| MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Simo Valakari |
| MD | Gary Speed | S1 | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Seth Johnson |
| S1 | FD | Carl Cort | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Deon Burton |
| FD | Daniel Cordone | | FD | Branko Strupar |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Glass | S1 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| S2 | DR | Alain Goma | S2 | FD | Lee Morris |
| S3 | DR | Laurent Charvet | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Jim Smith |