| Newcastle United | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Steve Ogrizovic |
| S1 | DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Roland Nilsson |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | David Burrows |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Gary Breen |
| S2 | MD | Philippe Albert | | MD | Trond Egil Soltvedt |
| MD | David Batty | | MD | George Boateng |
| AM | Rob Lee | S2 | AM | Paul Telfer |
| FD | Gary Speed | S1 | FD | Viorel Moldovan |
| FD | Temur Ketsbaia | | FD | Noel Whelan |
| FD | Andreas Andersson | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nikos Dabizas | S1 | FD | Simon Haworth |
| S2 | MD | Warren Barton | S2 | MD | Gavin Strachan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Gordon Strachan |