| Everton | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Steve Watson | S1 | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | David Weir | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| S3 | MD | Tim Cahill | S2 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Bent | | FD | Patrick Kluivert |
| S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | James Beattie | S1 | DR | Peter Ramage |
| S2 | AM | James McFadden | S2 | FD | Alan Shearer |
| S3 | DR | Alan Stubbs | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Graeme Souness |