| Newcastle United | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Liam Rosenior |
| S3 | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | David Edgar | | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| MD | Joey Barton | S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | James Harper |
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | AM | John Oster |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| S1 | FD | Mark Viduka | S3 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Damien Duff | S1 | FD | Bobby Convey |
| S2 | MD | Alan Smith | S2 | MD | Emerse Fae |
| S3 | DR | Lamine Diatta | S3 | FD | Shane Long |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Steve Coppell |