| Everton | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | GK | Thomas Sorensen | ||
| DR | David Unsworth | DR | Chris Makin | ||
| DR | Richard Gough | S2 | DR | Michael Gray | |
| DR | Richard Dunne | DR | Steve Bould | ||
| DR | David Weir | DR | Paul Butler | ||
| S1 | MD | Nick Barmby | S1 | MD | Eric Roy |
| MD | Don Hutchison | MD | Gavin McCann | ||
| MD | John Collins | MD | Stefan Schwarz | ||
| AM | Mark Pembridge | AM | Nicky Summerbee | ||
| S2 | AM | Francis Jeffers | AM | Kevin Kilbane | |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | FD | Niall Quinn | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Alex Cleland | S1 | DR | Darren Williams |
| S2 | FD | Joe-Max Moore | S2 | FD | Michael Reddy |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Walter Smith | Peter Reid | ||||