| Coventry City | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Magnus Hedman | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Marc Edworthy | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| DR | David Burrows | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Jean-Guy Wallemme | | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Barry Quinn | | MD | Stephen Glass |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Rob Lee |
| S1 | AM | Paul Hall | S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| WR | Simon Haworth | S2 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| FD | Noel Whelan | S3 | FD | Stephane Guivarc'h |
| FD | Dion Dublin | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Sam Shilton | S1 | MD | Gary Speed |
| DR | | S2 | DR | Warren Barton |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Paul Dalglish |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Ruud Gullit |