| Newcastle United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Thomas Sorensen | ||
| DR | Didier Domi | S1 | DR | Chris Makin | |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | DR | Michael Gray | ||
| DR | Aaron Hughes | DR | Darren Williams | ||
| MD | Rob Lee | DR | Jody Craddock | ||
| MD | Kieron Dyer | DR | Emerson | ||
| S2 | MD | Clarence Acuna | MD | Alex Rae | |
| S1 | MD | Christian Bassedas | MD | Don Hutchison | |
| MD | Gary Speed | AM | Kevin Kilbane | ||
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S2 | FD | Niall Quinn | |
| FD | Alan Shearer | FD | Kevin Phillips | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S1 | MD | Julio Arca |
| S2 | DR | Warren Barton | S2 | FD | Danny Dichio |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Robson | Peter Reid | ||||