| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Magnus Hedman | | GK | Dave Beasant |
| DR | Roland Nilsson | | DR | Des Lyttle |
| S2 | DR | David Burrows | S1 | DR | Craig Armstrong |
| DR | Richard Shaw | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Jon Olav Hjelde |
| DR | Trond Egil Soltvedt | | DR | Chris Doig |
| S3 | MD | Gary McAllister | S3 | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| MD | Paul Telfer | | MD | Andy Johnson |
| MD | Noel Whelan | S2 | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| AM | Darren Huckerby | | AM | Steve Stone |
| S1 | FD | John Aloisi | | FD | Pierre van Hooijdonk |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Darren Jackson | S1 | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| S2 | AM | Sam Shilton | S2 | AM | Ian Woan |
| S3 | MD | Barry Quinn | S3 | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Micky Adams |