| Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | | GK | Alan Fettis |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Des Lyttle |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| MD | Robbie Elliott | S2 | MD | Brian O'Neil |
| MD | Darren Peacock | | MD | David Phillips |
| S2 | MD | Philippe Albert | S1 | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| S3 | MD | David Batty | | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| S1 | AM | Faustino Asprilla | | AM | Ian Woan |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| FD | Les Ferdinand | | FD | Ian Moore |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Lee Clark | S1 | AM | Chris Allen |
| S2 | FD | Keith Gillespie | S2 | FD | Dean Saunders |
| S3 | | Peter Beardsley | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Dave Bassett |