| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Jason Brown |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| DR | Cacapa | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Chris Samba |
| S1 | MD | Geremi | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | MD | Carlos Villanueva |
| WR | Damien Duff | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Xisco | S3 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S2 | DR | David Edgar | S2 | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| | | S3 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Chris Hughton | | | Paul Ince |