| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lucas Neill | S2 | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| DR | Nils-Eric Johansson | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| S1 | MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | S3 | MD | James Milner |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Paul Dickov | S1 | FD | Patrick Kluivert |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Thompson | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S2 | DR | Titus Bramble |
| | | S3 | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Graeme Souness |