| Newcastle United | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | Peter Ramage | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| DR | Craig Moore | | DR | Ivan Campo |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| MD | Scott Parker | | DR | Abdoulaye Meite |
| S2 | MD | Emre Belozoglu | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Gary Speed |
| WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| S2 | FD | Giuseppe Rossi | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Sam Allardyce |