| Birmingham City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Shay Given |
| S2 | DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Mat Sadler | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Craig Moore |
| DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Jiri Jarosik | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| MD | Damien Johnson | S2 | MD | Matty Pattison |
| AM | Jermaine Pennant | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S1 | AM | Julian Gray | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Mikael Forssell | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| FD | Emile Heskey | S1 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | DJ Campbell | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Clemence | S2 | MD | Lee Clark |
| | | S3 | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Glenn Roeder |