| Manchester City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| S3 | MD | Joey Barton | S3 | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | | MD | Scott Parker |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | | MD | Lee Clark |
| WR | Albert Riera | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S1 | FD | Andy Cole | S2 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | FD | Albert Luque |
| S3 | DR | Micah Richards | S3 | AM | Alan O'Brien |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Graeme Souness |