| Everton | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | David James |
| S2 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Alan Wright |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | Alpay Ozalan |
| S3 | DR | David Unsworth | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Ian Taylor |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | George Boateng |
| S1 | MD | Paul Gascoigne | S1 | AM | Steve Stone |
| MD | Mark Pembridge | S2 | FD | Gilles De Bilde |
| MD | Stephen Hughes | | FD | Julian Joachim |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Paul Merson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri | S1 | DR | Mark Delaney |
| S2 | MD | Scot Gemmill | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | MD | Idan Tal | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | John Gregory |