| Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen | | GK | Shay Given |
| S1 | DR | Anthony Barness | | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| S3 | DR | Simon Charlton | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Mike Whitlow | S1 | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| DR | Gudni Bergsson | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Paul Warhurst | | MD | Rob Lee |
| MD | Bo Hansen | S3 | MD | Gary Speed |
| S2 | AM | Nicky Southall | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| AM | Jermaine Johnson | | WR | Laurent Robert |
| AM | Ricardo Gardner | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Dean Holdsworth | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Bruno N'Gotty | S1 | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| S2 | FD | Michael Ricketts | S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S3 | DR | Djibril Diawara | S3 | MD | Clarence Acuna |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Bobby Robson |