| Sunderland | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Craig Moore |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| AM | Liam Lawrence | S1 | MD | Lee Clark |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| FD | Chris Brown | S3 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S1 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | S1 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Kyle | S2 | FD | Albert Luque |
| | | S3 | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Ball | | | Glenn Roeder |