| Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Mark Bosnich | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Gary Charles | | DR | Curtis Fleming |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Craig Harrison |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Dean Gordon |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| S1 | MD | Riccardo Scimeca | | MD | Phil Stamp |
| MD | Alan Thompson | | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| MD | Ian Taylor | S2 | MD | Paul Gascoigne |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Andy Townsend |
| S3 | AM | Lee Hendrie | S1 | AM | Alan Moore |
| S2 | FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Paul Merson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Simon Grayson | S1 | FD | Mikkel Beck |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | FD | Hamilton Ricard |
| S3 | | Mark Draper | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Bryan Robson |