| Liverpool | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Pavel Srnicek | ||
| S1 | DR | Rob Jones | DR | John Beresford | |
| S2 | DR | Mark Wright | DR | Steve Watson | |
| DR | John Scales | S1 | DR | Steve Howey | |
| DR | Neil Ruddock | DR | Philippe Albert | ||
| MD | Jason McAteer | MD | David Batty | ||
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | MD | Rob Lee | ||
| WR | Steve McManaman | WR | David Ginola | ||
| FD | John Barnes | FD | Peter Beardsley | ||
| FD | Stan Collymore | FD | Les Ferdinand | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | FD | Faustino Asprilla | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Steve Harkness | S1 | DR | Darren Peacock |
| S2 | Ian Rush | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Kevin Keegan | ||||