| Newcastle United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | S2 | DR | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| S3 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| WR | Laurent Robert | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | AM | Luis Garcia |
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S3 | FD | Milan Baros |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Patrick Kluivert | S1 | MD | Antonio Nunez |
| S2 | MD | Jermaine Jenas | S2 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| S3 | MD | Nicky Butt | S3 | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Rafael Benitez |