| Newcastle United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Michael Tarnat |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | MD | Steve McManaman |
| S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Gary Speed | S1 | MD | Paul Bosvelt |
| S2 | WR | Laurent Robert | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Bowyer | S3S1 | MD | Eyal Berkovic |
| S2 | MD | Darren Ambrose | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| S3 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Kevin Keegan |