| Liverpool | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | DR | Dariusz Kubicki | ||
| DR | Dominic Matteo | DR | Martin Scott | ||
| DR | Mark Wright | DR | Michael Gray | ||
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Andy Melville | ||
| DR | Jason McAteer | DR | Richard Ord | ||
| MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Paul Bracewell | ||
| MD | Michael Thomas | MD | Kevin Ball | ||
| MD | John Barnes | S1 | MD | Steve Agnew | |
| S1 | FD | Stan Collymore | FD | Paul Stewart | |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | FD | Niall Quinn | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | David Thompson | S1 | FD | Michael Bridges |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Peter Reid | ||||