| Sunderland | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tony Coton | GK | Alan Miller | ||
| DR | Dariusz Kubicki | DR | Neil Cox | ||
| DR | Gareth Hall | DR | Curtis Fleming | ||
| DR | Michael Gray | DR | Steve Vickers | ||
| DR | Andy Melville | DR | Nigel Pearson | ||
| DR | Richard Ord | DR | Phil Whelan | ||
| MD | Paul Bracewell | MD | Emerson | ||
| MD | Kevin Ball | MD | Robbie Mustoe | ||
| S1 | MD | Steve Agnew | MD | Nick Barmby | |
| FD | Alex Rae | FD | Juninho | ||
| FD | Paul Stewart | FD | Fabrizio Ravanelli | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Craig Russell | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Bryan Robson | ||||