| Newcastle United | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Bernard Mendy |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Anthony Barness |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Simon Charlton |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| MD | Kieron Dyer | S1 | MD | Per Frandsen |
| S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Youri Djorkaeff |
| WR | Laurent Robert | S3 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Brian Kerr | S1 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| | | S2 | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| | | S3 | FD | Delroy Facey |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Sam Allardyce |