| Newcastle United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| S3 | DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Habib Beye | S1 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Steven Taylor | S3 | DR | Paul McShane |
| MD | Joey Barton | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Liam Miller |
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | | MD | Andy Reid |
| FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy |
| S2 | FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Damien Duff | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Andy Carroll | S2 | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S3 | DR | David Edgar | S3 | DR | Ian Harte |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Roy Keane |