| Everton | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| S1 | DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| S3 | DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Clarence Acuna |
| MD | Niclas Alexandersson | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Tomasz Radzinski | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Alan Stubbs | S1 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| S2 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | | | |
| S3 | MD | Paul Gascoigne | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Bobby Robson |