| Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S2 | DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Curtis Fleming |
| DR | Wayne Quinn | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Steve Vickers |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Phil Stamp |
| S3 | MD | Clarence Acuna | S1 | MD | Christian Karembeu |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | Paul Okon |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Paul Ince |
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | FD | Alen Boksic |
| FD | Carl Cort | | FD | Noel Whelan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Kevin Gallacher | S1 | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| S2 | DR | Andy Griffin | S2 | FD | Hamilton Ricard |
| S3 | FD | Daniel Cordone | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Terry Venables |