| Arsenal | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Seaman | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Lee Dixon | DR | Gareth Hall | ||
| S1 | DR | Nigel Winterburn | DR | Martin Scott | |
| DR | Martin Keown | S3 | DR | Michael Gray | |
| DR | Steve Bould | DR | Andy Melville | ||
| DR | Tony Adams | DR | Lee Howey | ||
| MD | David Platt | S2 | MD | Paul Bracewell | |
| S2 | MD | Patrick Vieira | MD | Kevin Ball | |
| MD | Ian Wright | MD | Steve Agnew | ||
| MD | Paul Merson | S1 | MD | Alex Rae | |
| FD | John Hartson | FD | Paul Stewart | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Paul Shaw | S1 | DR | Dariusz Kubicki |
| S2 | FD | Ray Parlour | S2 | FD | Michael Bridges |
| FD | S3 | FD | Craig Russell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Pat Rice | Peter Reid | ||||