| Newcastle United | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Simon Charlton |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Anthony Barness |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Mike Whitlow |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| S1 | MD | Jamie McClen | | MD | Gareth Farrelly |
| MD | Gary Speed | S1 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Nicky Southall |
| WR | Laurent Robert | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Fredi Bobic |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Clarence Acuna | S1 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| | | S2 | FD | Dean Holdsworth |
| | | S3 | MD | Bo Hansen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Sam Allardyce |