| Southampton | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Paul Jones | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Francis Benali | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Jason Dodd | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Darren Peacock |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | Richard Dryden | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Carlton Palmer | S1 | MD | Rob Lee |
| S1 | AM | Matt Oakley | | AM | John Barnes |
| S2 | WR | Matt Le Tissier | S2 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| FD | Egil Ostenstad | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | David Hirst | | FD | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Kevin Richardson | S1 | MD | Des Hamilton |
| S2 | FD | Steve Basham | S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Dave Jones | | | Kenny Dalglish |