| Arsenal | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Alex Manninger | S1 | GK | David James |
| DR | Lee Dixon | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | | DR | Alan Wright |
| DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Colin Calderwood |
| DR | Tony Adams | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Gilles Grimandi | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Ian Taylor |
| MD | Ray Parlour | S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| S3 | FD | Marc Overmars | S3 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S1 | FD | Davor Suker | | FD | Paul Merson |
| S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | FD | Julian Joachim |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Sylvinho | S1 | GK | Peter Enckelman |
| S2 | MD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | MD | Alan Thompson |
| S3 | FD | Thierry Henry | S3 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | John Gregory |