| Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Curtis Fleming |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Alpay Ozalan | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Christian Karembeu |
| S1 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Paul Okon |
| AM | Steve Stone | | MD | Paul Ince |
| FD | Paul Merson | S3 | AM | Keith O'Neill |
| S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Alen Boksic |
| FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Hamilton Ricard |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Ian Taylor | S1 | MD | Phil Stamp |
| S2 | FD | Dion Dublin | S2 | FD | Brian Deane |
| | | S3 | DR | Dean Gordon |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Terry Venables |