| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| S3 | MD | George Boateng | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S1 | MD | Mustapha Hadji | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Carl Cort |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Bosko Balaban | S1 | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | MD | Clarence Acuna |
| S3 | AM | Steve Stone | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graham Taylor | | | Bobby Robson |