| Southampton | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Paul Jones | | GK | Magnus Hedman |
| DR | Scott Hiley | S2 | DR | Roland Nilsson |
| DR | Francis Benali | S1 | DR | David Burrows |
| DR | Ken Monkou | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Richard Shaw |
| S1 | MD | David Howells | S3 | MD | George Boateng |
| S2 | MD | Matt Oakley | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| WR | Stuart Ripley | | WR | Steve Froggatt |
| FD | Matt Le Tissier | | FD | Noel Whelan |
| FD | Mark Hughes | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S3 | FD | Egil Ostenstad | | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Carlton Palmer | S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| S2 | AM | Wayne Bridge | S2 | AM | Paul Telfer |
| S3 | MD | James Beattie | S3 | MD | Trond Egil Soltvedt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Dave Jones | | | Gordon Strachan |