| Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mike Hooper | GK | Bruce Grobbelaar | ||
| DR | Barry Venison | DR | Steve Harkness | ||
| DR | Steve Watson | S1 | DR | Torben Piechnik | |
| DR | Robbie Elliott | DR | Dominic Matteo | ||
| DR | Kevin Scott | DR | Neil Ruddock | ||
| MD | Paul Bracewell | MD | Steve Nicol | ||
| MD | Rob Lee | MD | Jamie Redknapp | ||
| FD | Lee Clark | FD | Nigel Clough | ||
| FD | Scott Sellars | FD | Paul Stewart | ||
| FD | Andy Cole | FD | Ian Rush | ||
| FD | Peter Beardsley | FD | Robbie Fowler | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| WR | S1 | WR | John Barnes | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kevin Keegan | Graeme Souness | ||||