| Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Tim Flowers | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Jeff Kenna | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Colin Hendry | | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| DR | Billy McKinlay | | DR | Philippe Albert |
| DR | Garry Flitcroft | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| S1 | MD | Stuart Ripley | | MD | David Batty |
| MD | Jason Wilcox | | MD | Gary Speed |
| AM | Damien Duff | S1 | AM | John Barnes |
| FD | Kevin Gallacher | S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| FD | Chris Sutton | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S2S1 | FD | Gary Croft | S1 | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| S2 | MD | Martin Dahlin | S2 | MD | Des Hamilton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Hodgson | | | Kenny Dalglish |