| Middlesbrough | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| S1 | MD | Doriva | | MD | Gary Speed |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S1 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S3 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Malcolm Christie | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Juninho | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | AM | Jonathan Greening | | | |
| S3 | FD | Massimo Maccarone | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Bobby Robson |