| Middlesbrough | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S3 | DR | Curtis Fleming | | DR | Patrice Carteron |
| DR | Jason Gavin | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Steve Vickers | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| S1 | DR | Gianluca Festa | | DR | Emerson |
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | S2 | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Christian Karembeu | | MD | Stefan Schwarz |
| MD | Paul Okon | S3 | MD | Julio Arca |
| FD | Alen Boksic | | MD | Don Hutchison |
| S2 | FD | Noel Whelan | S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| FD | Dean Windass | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Dean Gordon | S1 | FD | Niall Quinn |
| S2 | FD | Hamilton Ricard | S2 | DR | Darren Williams |
| S3 | FD | Brian Deane | S3 | MD | Tommy Butler |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Terry Venables | | | Peter Reid |