| Middlesbrough | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Michael Reiziger | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| S2 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Ray Parlour | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | S3 | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| | | S3 | FD | Patrick Kluivert |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Bobby Robson |