| Middlesbrough | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Dean Gordon | | DR | Lee Dixon |
| S2 | DR | Robbie Stockdale | | DR | Nigel Winterburn |
| DR | Gary Pallister | | DR | Steve Bould |
| DR | Steve Vickers | | DR | Tony Adams |
| S1 | MD | Colin Cooper | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S3 | MD | Neil Maddison | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | S3 | MD | Emmanuel Petit |
| WR | Andy Townsend | S1 | WR | Marc Overmars |
| FD | Brian Deane | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| FD | Hamilton Ricard | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Vladimir Kinder | S1 | FD | Kaba Diawara |
| S2 | DR | Mark Summerbell | S2 | DR | Nelson Vivas |
| S3 | MD | Alun Armstrong | S3 | MD | Stephen Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bryan Robson | | | Arsene Wenger |