| Aston Villa | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Michael Oakes | | GK | David James |
| S3 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| S2 | DR | Alan Wright | S1 | DR | Steve Harkness |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Phil Babb |
| S1 | DR | Mark Draper | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Paul Ince |
| AM | Stan Collymore | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Dion Dublin | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Paul Merson | S3 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Alan Thompson | S1 | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye |
| S2 | MD | Julian Joachim | S2 | MD | Jason McAteer |
| S3 | FD | Gary Charles | S3 | FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Gerard Houllier |