| Arsenal | Watford |
|---|
| GK | Alex Manninger | | GK | Alec Chamberlain |
| DR | Sylvinho | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Oleg Luzhny | | DR | Nigel Gibbs |
| DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Mark Williams |
| DR | Tony Adams | | DR | Steve Palmer |
| DR | Patrick Vieira | | DR | Rob Page |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Micah Hyde |
| S1 | WR | Freddie Ljungberg | | WR | Peter Kennedy |
| FD | Marc Overmars | S2 | FD | Nordin Wooter |
| S2 | FD | Thierry Henry | S1 | FD | Allan Smart |
| S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S3 | FD | Dominic Foley |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Davor Suker | S1 | FD | Michel Ngonge |
| S2 | WR | Dennis Bergkamp | S2 | WR | Nick Wright |
| S3 | MD | Nelson Vivas | S3 | MD | Clint Easton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Graham Taylor |