| Manchester City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Michael Tarnat | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Paul Bosvelt | S2 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| S1 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | | MD | Hugo Viana |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Paulo Wanchope | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna | S1 | MD | Martin Brittain |
| S2 | FD | Jon Macken | S2 | FD | Michael Bridges |
| | | S3 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Bobby Robson |