| Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Dave Beasant | ||
| DR | Vegard Heggem | DR | Craig Armstrong | ||
| DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | DR | Alan Rogers | ||
| DR | Steve Staunton | DR | Thierry Bonalair | ||
| DR | Jamie Carragher | DR | Steve Chettle | ||
| DR | Jason McAteer | DR | Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| S1 | MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Scot Gemmill | |
| MD | Paul Ince | MD | Chris Bart-Williams | ||
| AM | Patrik Berger | AM | Steve Stone | ||
| FD | Michael Owen | FD | Neil Shipperley | ||
| FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle | FD | Dougie Freedman | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Thompson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gerard Houllier | Dave Bassett | ||||