| Newcastle United | Sheffield Wednesday |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Kevin Pressman |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Patrick Blondeau |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Ian Nolan |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Peter Atherton |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Des Walker |
| DR | Philippe Albert | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| MD | David Batty | | MD | Mark Pembridge |
| MD | Rob Lee | S1 | MD | Graham Hyde |
| FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S3 | FD | Guy Whittingham |
| FD | Faustino Asprilla | | FD | Benito Carbone |
| FD | Jon Dahl Tomasson | S2 | FD | O'Neill Donaldson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| MD | | S1 | MD | Wayne Collins |
| FD | | S2 | FD | Paolo Di Canio |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Junior Agogo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | David Pleat |