| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S1 | MD | Clarence Acuna | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S2 | MD | Brian Kerr | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| WR | Laurent Robert | S2 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S1 | FD | Milan Baros |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Robbie Elliott | S1 | FD | Neil Mellor |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| | | S3 | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Gerard Houllier |