| Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | | GK | Tim Flowers |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Henning Berg |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Colin Hendry |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Chris Coleman |
| MD | David Batty | S3 | MD | Tim Sherwood |
| S2 | MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Lars Bohinen |
| MD | David Ginola | S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| S3 | AM | Peter Beardsley | S1 | AM | George Donis |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Kevin Gallacher |
| S1 | FD | Les Ferdinand | | FD | Chris Sutton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Faustino Asprilla | S1 | WR | Stuart Ripley |
| S2 | MD | Lee Clark | S2 | MD | Billy McKinlay |
| S3 | FD | Keith Gillespie | S3 | FD | Graham Fenton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Ray Harford |