| Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Chris Kirkland | ||
| DR | Olivier Bernard | DR | John Arne Riise | ||
| DR | Titus Bramble | DR | Jon Otsemobor | ||
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | DR | Sami Hyypia | ||
| S1 | DR | Aaron Hughes | MD | Danny Murphy | |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | MD | Didi Hamann | ||
| MD | Kieron Dyer | MD | Steven Gerrard | ||
| MD | Gary Speed | MD | Igor Biscan | ||
| WR | Laurent Robert | FD | Emile Heskey | ||
| FD | Alan Shearer | FD | El Hadji Diouf | ||
| FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Robson | Gerard Houllier | ||||