| Charlton Athletic | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Craig Moore |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Oguchi Onyewu |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | MD | Scott Parker |
| DR | Souleymane Diawara | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Matt Holland | | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| MD | Zheng Zhi | | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S1 | MD | Alex Song | S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| AM | Jerome Thomas | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Bent | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S3 | FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Amdy Faye | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl | | | |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Lisbie | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Glenn Roeder |