| Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Eike Immel | | GK | Keith Branagan |
| DR | Richard Edghill | | DR | Steve McAnespie |
| S1 | DR | John Foster | S1 | DR | Jimmy Phillips |
| DR | Keith Curle | | DR | Chris Fairclough |
| DR | Kit Symons | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| DR | Steve Lomas | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| MD | Georgi Kinkladze | S2 | MD | Sasa Curcic |
| S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Alan Thompson |
| AM | Nicky Summerbee | | AM | David Lee |
| FD | Niall Quinn | S3 | FD | Mixu Paatelainen |
| FD | Uwe Rosler | | FD | John McGinlay |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Michael Brown | S1 | DR | Scott Green |
| S2 | MD | Gerry Creaney | S2 | MD | Mark Patterson |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Fabian de Freitas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Ball | | | Colin Todd |