| Arsenal | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Michael Oakes |
| DR | Lee Dixon | S1 | DR | Simon Grayson |
| S1 | DR | Nelson Vivas | S2 | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Tony Adams | | DR | Alan Wright |
| DR | Martin Keown | S3 | DR | Colin Calderwood |
| DR | Patrick Vieira | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Ray Parlour | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Emmanuel Petit | | DR | Riccardo Scimeca |
| S3 | MD | Marc Overmars | | MD | Mark Draper |
| S2 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Paul Merson |
| FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | FD | Julian Joachim |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Freddie Ljungberg | S1 | DR | Mark Delaney |
| S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | AM | Kaba Diawara | S3 | AM | Steve Stone |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | John Gregory |