| Newcastle United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Andy Griffin | S1 | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland |
| DR | Wayne Quinn | | DR | Danny Granville |
| DR | Alain Goma | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Steve Howey |
| MD | Kieron Dyer | | DR | Gerard Wiekens |
| S1 | MD | Clarence Acuna | | MD | Tony Grant |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Danny Tiatto |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | WR | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Gallacher | | FD | Shaun Goater |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Warren Barton | S1 | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Glass | S2 | MD | Jeff Whitley |
| S3 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Joe Royle |