| Newcastle United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Eike Immel |
| S1 | DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Richard Edghill |
| S2 | DR | John Beresford | | DR | Terry Phelan |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Ian Brightwell |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Keith Curle |
| DR | Rob Lee | | DR | Kit Symons |
| MD | Lee Clark | S1 | MD | Georgi Kinkladze |
| MD | David Ginola | S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | AM | Peter Beagrie |
| S3 | FD | Peter Beardsley | | FD | Gerry Creaney |
| FD | Les Ferdinand | | FD | Uwe Rosler |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steve Watson | S1 | MD | Steve Lomas |
| S2 | WR | Scott Sellars | S2 | WR | Nicky Summerbee |
| S3 | | Ruel Fox | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Alan Ball |