| Newcastle United | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Richard Lee | ||
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | S1 | DR | James Chambers | |
| DR | Peter Ramage | DR | Jordan Stewart | ||
| DR | Paul Huntington | DR | Danny Shittu | ||
| DR | Steven Taylor | DR | Jay DeMerit | ||
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | MD | Al Bangura | |
| MD | James Milner | MD | Gavin Mahon | ||
| S1 | MD | Emre Belozoglu | AM | Ashley Young | |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | WR | Hameur Bouazza | ||
| MD | Kieron Dyer | S2 | FD | Tommy Smith | |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | FD | Darius Henderson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | WR | Damien Duff | S1 | DR | Adrian Mariappa |
| S2 | MD | Scott Parker | S2 | MD | Damien Francis |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Glenn Roeder | Aidy Boothroyd | ||||