| Everton | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Myhre | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Michael Ball | S1 | DR | Carl Serrant |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| DR | Dave Watson | S3 | DR | Warren Barton |
| DR | Craig Short | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Richard Dunne | | MD | David Batty |
| MD | Tony Grant | | MD | Rob Lee |
| MD | Don Hutchison | | MD | Gary Speed |
| WR | John Collins | | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri | | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| S1 | FD | Ibrahima Bakayoko | S2 | FD | Paul Dalglish |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Jamie Milligan | S1 | DR | Philippe Albert |
| S2 | MD | Francis Jeffers | S2 | MD | Garry Brady |
| MD | | S3 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Ruud Gullit |