| Manchester City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Micah Richards | S3 | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Hatem Trabelsi | | DR | Craig Moore |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | MD | Scott Parker |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S2 | FD | Paul Dickov | S1 | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S1 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| S2 | FD | Bernardo Corradi | S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| | | S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Glenn Roeder |