| Aston Villa | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Peter Enckelman | | GK | Magnus Hedman |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Tomas Gustafsson |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Colin Hendry |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Richard Shaw |
| MD | Ugo Ehiogu | S2 | MD | John Eustace |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Youssef Chippo |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| S1 | WR | Paul Merson | | WR | Steve Froggatt |
| S2 | FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Cedric Roussel |
| FD | Benito Carbone | S1 | FD | Robbie Keane |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Steve Stone | S1 | FD | Noel Whelan |
| S2 | DR | Richard Walker | S2 | DR | David Burrows |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | John Gregory | | | Gordon Strachan |