| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | James Milner | S1 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S1 | MD | Nicky Butt | | WR | David Bentley |
| MD | Alan Smith | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Mark Hughes |