| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Peter Ramage | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Lee Clark | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| FD | Michael Chopra | S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| S1 | FD | Albert Luque | S1 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Alan O'Brien | S1 | MD | Sergio Peter |
| | | S2 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| | | S3 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Mark Hughes |