| Liverpool | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Pavel Srnicek | ||
| DR | Rob Jones | DR | Barry Venison | ||
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Marc Hottiger | ||
| DR | John Scales | DR | John Beresford | ||
| DR | Neil Ruddock | DR | Darren Peacock | ||
| DR | Jamie Redknapp | DR | Steve Howey | ||
| MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Rob Lee | ||
| S1 | AM | Mark Walters | S2 | AM | Ruel Fox |
| WR | John Barnes | WR | Keith Gillespie | ||
| FD | Ian Rush | FD | Paul Kitson | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | S1 | FD | Peter Beardsley | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Michael Thomas | S1 | DR | Steve Watson |
| MD | S2 | MD | Paul Bracewell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Kevin Keegan | ||||