| Middlesbrough | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Dean Gordon | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| DR | Curtis Fleming | S3 | DR | Warren Barton |
| DR | Gary Pallister | | DR | Steve Howey |
| DR | Steve Vickers | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | Colin Cooper | | MD | Rob Lee |
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | | MD | Gary Speed |
| S1 | AM | Paul Gascoigne | S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| WR | Andy Townsend | | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | FD | Brian Deane | | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| FD | Hamilton Ricard | S2 | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Phil Stamp | S1 | MD | Stephen Glass |
| S2 | FD | Mikkel Beck | S2 | FD | Paul Dalglish |
| DR | | S3 | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bryan Robson | | | Ruud Gullit |