| Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | David James |
| DR | Peter Ramage | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Steven Taylor | S1 | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| S1 | MD | Scott Parker | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | | MD | Sean Davis |
| MD | Emre Belozoglu | | MD | David Thompson |
| MD | Kieron Dyer | S3 | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S3 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nicky Butt | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | MD | Roudolphe Douala |
| S3 | FD | Albert Luque | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Harry Redknapp |