| Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | GK | David James | ||
| DR | Steve Watson | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | ||
| DR | Robbie Elliott | DR | Phil Babb | ||
| DR | Darren Peacock | DR | Mark Wright | ||
| DR | Philippe Albert | DR | Neil Ruddock | ||
| MD | Rob Lee | MD | Jason McAteer | ||
| S3 | MD | Keith Gillespie | MD | Steve McManaman | |
| S1 | MD | David Ginola | MD | Michael Thomas | |
| AM | Peter Beardsley | AM | John Barnes | ||
| FD | Alan Shearer | FD | Stan Collymore | ||
| S2 | FD | Les Ferdinand | FD | Robbie Fowler | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lee Clark | ||||
| S2 | Paul Kitson | ||||
| S3 | Warren Barton | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kevin Keegan | Roy Evans | ||||