| Arsenal | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Stuart Taylor | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lauren | S1 | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Ray Parlour | S3 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| MD | Robert Pires | | MD | Gary Speed |
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | FD | Sylvain Wiltord | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| | | S3 | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Bobby Robson |