| Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Marlon Beresford | | GK | Dave Beasant |
| DR | Dean Gordon | | DR | Craig Armstrong |
| S1 | DR | Curtis Fleming | S2 | DR | Thierry Bonalair |
| DR | Steve Vickers | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| DR | Gianluca Festa | | DR | Jon Olav Hjelde |
| MD | Colin Cooper | | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | S1 | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| S2 | MD | Paul Gascoigne | | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| AM | Andy Townsend | | AM | Steve Stone |
| FD | Brian Deane | S3 | FD | Neil Shipperley |
| FD | Hamilton Ricard | | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Robbie Stockdale | S1 | DR | Des Lyttle |
| S2 | FD | Phil Stamp | S2 | FD | Andy Gray |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bryan Robson | | | Dave Bassett |