| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Vratislav Gresko |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Andy Todd |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S3 | MD | Gary Speed | S1 | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Alan Mahon |
| WR | Laurent Robert | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | FD | Michael Chopra | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose | S1 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| S3 | MD | Hugo Viana | S3 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Graeme Souness |