| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lionel Perez | GK | David Seaman | ||
| DR | Gareth Hall | S1 | DR | Nigel Winterburn | |
| DR | Dariusz Kubicki | DR | Martin Keown | ||
| DR | Darren Williams | DR | Steve Bould | ||
| DR | Michael Gray | DR | Tony Adams | ||
| MD | Andy Melville | MD | Ray Parlour | ||
| MD | Richard Ord | MD | David Platt | ||
| MD | Paul Bracewell | MD | Patrick Vieira | ||
| FD | John Mullin | FD | John Hartson | ||
| S1 | FD | Michael Bridges | FD | Paul Merson | |
| FD | David Kelly | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Craig Russell | S1 | MD | Stephen Hughes |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Arsene Wenger | ||||