| Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Dave Beasant |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Craig Armstrong |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Matthieu Louis-Jean |
| S1 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Alan Rogers |
| DR | Nikos Dabizas | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| MD | Stephen Glass | S3 | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Andy Johnson |
| MD | Gary Speed | S1 | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano | | AM | Steve Stone |
| S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S2 | FD | Jean-Claude Darcheville |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Neil Shipperley |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Warren Barton | S1 | FD | Andy Gray |
| S2 | FD | Paul Dalglish | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S3 | FD | David Batty | S3 | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ruud Gullit | | | Dave Bassett |