| Sunderland | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Lionel Perez | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| S2 | DR | Gareth Hall | | DR | Ulrich van Gobbel |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Jason Dodd |
| DR | Darren Williams | S3 | DR | Richard Dryden |
| DR | Lee Howey | S1 | DR | Claus Lundekvam |
| DR | Richard Ord | | DR | Alan Neilson |
| MD | Paul Bracewell | | MD | Jim Magilton |
| MD | Kevin Ball | S2 | MD | Eyal Berkovic |
| S1 | AM | Allan Johnston | | AM | Robbie Slater |
| FD | Chris Waddle | | FD | Mickey Evans |
| FD | Paul Stewart | | FD | Egil Ostenstad |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Niall Quinn | S1 | DR | Francis Benali |
| S2 | MD | Craig Russell | S2 | MD | Matt Oakley |
| MD | | S3 | MD | Neil Maddison |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Graeme Souness |