| Chelsea | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Ed de Goey | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | | DR | Laurent Charvet |
| S1 | DR | Graeme Le Saux | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Albert Ferrer | S1 | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| DR | Frank Leboeuf | | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Marcel Desailly | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | Michael Duberry | | MD | Rob Lee |
| S2 | MD | Gus Poyet | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Roberto Di Matteo | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| FD | Gianfranco Zola | S2 | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| FD | Pierluigi Casiraghi | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Dan Petrescu | S1 | DR | Philippe Albert |
| S2 | AM | Tore Andre Flo | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gianluca Vialli | | | Kenny Dalglish |