| Everton | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Neville Southall | | GK | Lionel Perez |
| DR | Earl Barrett | | DR | Dariusz Kubicki |
| S3 | DR | Andy Hinchcliffe | | DR | Martin Scott |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Gareth Hall |
| DR | Dave Watson | | DR | Andy Melville |
| MD | Joe Parkinson | | MD | Paul Bracewell |
| MD | Nick Barmby | | MD | Kevin Ball |
| S1 | MD | Tony Grant | S3 | MD | Alex Rae |
| WR | Gary Speed | S2 | WR | Martin Smith |
| S2 | FD | Andrei Kanchelskis | S1 | FD | Craig Russell |
| FD | Graham Stuart | | FD | David Kelly |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | FD | Michael Bridges |
| S2 | DR | Michael Branch | S2 | DR | Michael Gray |
| S3 | MD | Craig Short | S3 | MD | Steve Agnew |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Royle | | | Peter Reid |