| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Robbie Elliott | S3 | DR | John Curtis |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Henning Berg |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S1 | MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Gary Speed | | MD | David Dunn |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer | S2S1 | FD | Mark Hughes |
| S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S2 | DR | Martin Taylor |
| | | S3 | FD | Corrado Grabbi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Graeme Souness |