| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Habib Beye |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | David Rozehnal |
| DR | Chris Samba | S1 | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| S3 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Geremi |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| WR | David Bentley | | MD | Alan Smith |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2S1 | DR | Stephen Carr |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| S3 | MD | Steven Reid | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Sam Allardyce |