| Crystal Palace | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| DR | Tony Popovic | S1 | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | Ben Watson | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| S2 | MD | Aki Riihilahti | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| AM | Wayne Routledge | S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| AM | Michael Hughes | | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S1 | WR | Joonas Kolkka | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | | FD | Patrick Kluivert |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Vassilios Lakis | S1 | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| S2 | FD | Dougie Freedman | S2 | MD | James Milner |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Iain Dowie | | | Graeme Souness |