| Newcastle United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | David James |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | Robbie Elliott | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Andy O'Brien | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Steve McManaman |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | MD | Paul Bosvelt |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S2 | WR | Laurent Robert | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S1 | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Aaron Hughes | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S2 | MD | Willo Flood |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Kevin Keegan |