| Watford | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Alec Chamberlain | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Paul Robinson | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Neil Cox | | DR | Darren Williams |
| DR | Mark Williams | | DR | Paul Butler |
| DR | Steve Palmer | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| MD | Rob Page | S1 | MD | Eric Roy |
| S1 | MD | Charlie Miller | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Richard Johnson | | MD | Stefan Schwarz |
| S2 | AM | Nordin Wooter | | AM | Nicky Summerbee |
| S3 | FD | Michel Ngonge | | FD | Niall Quinn |
| FD | Xavier Gravelaine | S2 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nigel Gibbs | S1 | MD | Kevin Ball |
| S2 | FD | Micah Hyde | S2 | FD | Michael Reddy |
| S3 | | Gifton Noel-Williams | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graham Taylor | | | Peter Reid |