| Sunderland | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lionel Perez | GK | David James | ||
| DR | Gareth Hall | DR | Rob Jones | ||
| S1 | DR | Dariusz Kubicki | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | |
| DR | Michael Gray | DR | Steve Harkness | ||
| DR | Lee Howey | DR | Bjorn Tore Kvarme | ||
| DR | Richard Ord | DR | Mark Wright | ||
| MD | Paul Bracewell | MD | Steve McManaman | ||
| MD | Kevin Ball | MD | Jamie Redknapp | ||
| MD | Allan Johnston | MD | Michael Thomas | ||
| AM | Chris Waddle | AM | John Barnes | ||
| S2 | FD | Paul Stewart | FD | Robbie Fowler | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Niall Quinn | ||||
| S2 | Michael Bridges | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Roy Evans | ||||