| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Oguchi Onyewu | | DR | Chris Samba |
| S1 | DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Scott Parker | S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | MD | Kieron Dyer | | WR | David Bentley |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Peter Ramage | S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| | | S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Glenn Roeder | | | Mark Hughes |