| Everton | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| S1 | DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Wayne Quinn |
| S3 | DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | Steven Caldwell |
| DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Rob Lee |
| S2 | MD | Alex Nyarko | | MD | Clarence Acuna |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | S2 | MD | Christian Bassedas |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Francis Jeffers | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | S1 | FD | Kevin Gallacher |
| S2 | MD | Idan Tal | S2 | MD | Stephen Glass |
| S3 | MD | Paul Gascoigne | S3 | FD | Daniel Cordone |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Bobby Robson |