| Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | David James |
| S2 | DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| S1 | DR | Cacapa | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | S2 | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| MD | Alan Smith | | MD | Sean Davis |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | FD | John Utaka |
| FD | Michael Owen | S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Rozehnal | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins | S2 | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| S3 | MD | Emre Belozoglu | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Harry Redknapp |