| Newcastle United | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Habib Beye | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Danny Pugh |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| S3 | MD | Geremi | S1 | MD | Salif Diao |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S3 | MD | Amdy Faye |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins | | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Steven Taylor | S1 | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| S2 | FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S3 | DR | Cacapa | S3 | MD | Michael Tonge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Kinnear | | | Tony Pulis |