| Arsenal | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lee Dixon | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Tony Adams | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| S2 | DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | S2 | MD | Stephen Glass |
| S1 | MD | Emmanuel Petit | | MD | David Batty |
| S3 | MD | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Gary Speed |
| AM | Marc Overmars | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S1 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Stephen Hughes | S1 | FD | Paul Dalglish |
| S2 | DR | Steve Bould | S2 | DR | Philippe Albert |
| S3 | | Alberto Mendez | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Ruud Gullit |