| Newcastle United | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Gabor Kiraly |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Danny Granville |
| S1 | DR | Robbie Elliott | | DR | Tony Popovic |
| DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong | | DR | Fitz Hall |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Mikele Leigertwood |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Aki Riihilahti |
| S2 | MD | Darren Ambrose | | MD | Tom Soares |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | AM | Michael Hughes |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Peter Ramage | S1 | FD | Sandor Torghelle |
| S2 | WR | Laurent Robert | | | |
| S3 | FD | Patrick Kluivert | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Iain Dowie |