| Newcastle United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Mark Bosnich |
| DR | John Beresford | S1 | DR | Simon Grayson |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Gary Charles |
| DR | Steve Watson | S2 | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Philippe Albert | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | David Batty | S3 | DR | Riccardo Scimeca |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Ian Taylor |
| MD | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Mark Draper |
| S1 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | | FD | Stan Collymore |
| S2 | FD | Ian Rush | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Warren Barton | S1 | DR | Alan Wright |
| S2 | DR | Jon Dahl Tomasson | S2 | DR | Fernando Nelson |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Julian Joachim |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Brian Little |