| Middlesbrough | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ben Roberts | GK | Lionel Perez | ||
| DR | Neil Cox | DR | Gareth Hall | ||
| DR | Derek Whyte | DR | Michael Gray | ||
| DR | Steve Vickers | DR | Darren Williams | ||
| DR | Nigel Pearson | DR | Lee Howey | ||
| DR | Phil Stamp | DR | Richard Ord | ||
| MD | Emerson | MD | Paul Bracewell | ||
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | MD | Kevin Ball | ||
| S1 | WR | Alan Moore | S1 | WR | Allan Johnston |
| WR | Mikkel Beck | S2 | WR | Chris Waddle | |
| FD | Fabrizio Ravanelli | FD | Paul Stewart | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | MD | Craig Hignett | S1 | MD | Alex Rae |
| S2 | FD | Juninho | S2 | FD | Craig Russell |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bryan Robson | Peter Reid | ||||