| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S1 | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| S1 | WR | David Bentley | S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | FD | Shabani Nonda | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andy Todd | S1 | MD | Matty Pattison |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | FD | Giuseppe Rossi |
| | | S3 | DR | Paul Huntington |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Glenn Roeder |