| Newcastle United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shay Given | GK | Brad Friedel | ||
| DR | Jose Enrique | DR | Luke Young | ||
| DR | Habib Beye | S1 | DR | Nicky Shorey | |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | DR | Martin Laursen | ||
| DR | Steven Taylor | DR | Carlos Cuellar | ||
| MD | Joey Barton | MD | Gareth Barry | ||
| MD | Nicky Butt | MD | James Milner | ||
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | |
| WR | Damien Duff | AM | Ashley Young | ||
| S1 | FD | Obafemi Martins | FD | John Carew | |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Cacapa | S1 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S2 | FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Kinnear | Martin O'Neill | ||||