| Newcastle United | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | S3 | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Peter Ramage | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Emre Belozoglu | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | | AM | John Oster |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S1 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | S2 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Giuseppe Rossi | S1 | AM | Glen Little |
| | | S2 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| | | S3 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Steve Coppell |