| Southampton | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | S1 | GK | Tony Coton |
| DR | Jason Dodd | | DR | Gareth Hall |
| DR | Simon Charlton | | DR | Martin Scott |
| S2 | DR | Ulrich van Gobbel | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Andy Melville |
| DR | Richard Dryden | | DR | Richard Ord |
| MD | Alan Neilson | | MD | Paul Bracewell |
| MD | Eyal Berkovic | | MD | Kevin Ball |
| FD | Robbie Slater | | FD | Paul Stewart |
| S1 | FD | Matt Le Tissier | S2 | FD | Craig Russell |
| S3 | FD | Egil Ostenstad | S3 | FD | David Kelly |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Neil Shipperley | S1 | GK | Lionel Perez |
| S2 | FD | Jim Magilton | S2 | FD | Michael Bridges |
| S3 | MD | Gordon Watson | S3 | MD | Alex Rae |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Peter Reid |