| Coventry City | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | Pavel Srnicek | ||
| DR | Paul Williams | DR | Steve Watson | ||
| DR | Richard Shaw | DR | Robbie Elliott | ||
| DR | Liam Daish | DR | Darren Peacock | ||
| DR | Kevin Richardson | DR | Philippe Albert | ||
| MD | Gary McAllister | MD | Rob Lee | ||
| WR | Paul Telfer | WR | Keith Gillespie | ||
| WR | John Salako | WR | David Ginola | ||
| FD | Dion Dublin | FD | Peter Beardsley | ||
| S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby | FD | Alan Shearer | |
| S1 | FD | Noel Whelan | FD | Les Ferdinand | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Eoin Jess | ||||
| S2 | Brian Borrows | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gordon Strachan | Kevin Keegan | ||||