| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| S3 | DR | Vratislav Gresko | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Lee Clark |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | WR | David Bentley | S1 | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | S1 | DR | Titus Bramble |
| S2 | FD | Shefki Kuqi | | | |
| S3 | FD | Matt Jansen | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Graeme Souness |