| Aston Villa | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Bosnich | | GK | Steve Ogrizovic |
| DR | Simon Grayson | | DR | Roland Nilsson |
| DR | Gary Charles | | DR | David Burrows |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Richard Shaw |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Paul Williams |
| MD | Ugo Ehiogu | | MD | Trond Egil Soltvedt |
| AM | Mark Draper | S3 | AM | Paul Telfer |
| S3 | FD | Stan Collymore | S1 | FD | Noel Whelan |
| S2 | FD | Savo Milosevic | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S1 | FD | Dwight Yorke | S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Lee Hendrie | S1 | DR | Marcus Hall |
| S2 | FD | Julian Joachim | S2 | FD | Simon Haworth |
| S3 | MD | Sasa Curcic | S3 | MD | Gavin Strachan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian Little | | | Gordon Strachan |