| Aston Villa | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Mark Delaney | S2 | DR | Marcus Hall |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Paul Williams |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Gary Breen |
| S1 | DR | Steve Staunton | | MD | Barry Quinn |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | John Eustace |
| S2 | MD | George Boateng | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| FD | Dion Dublin | S1 | AM | Paul Telfer |
| S3 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Paul Merson | | FD | John Hartson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | WR | David Ginola | S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | S2 | FD | Ysrael Zuniga |
| S3 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | John Gregory | | | Gordon Strachan |